The Vampyre

In the short story The Vampyre, the author John Polidori uses tropes and conventions to appropriate the gothic genre. At the beginning of the story Polidori introduces the main character Aubrey and through his characterization presents him as an archetypical gothic character, the protagonist. Aubrey is described as a wealthy “young gentlemen” with a particular innocence. However, both his high status and innocence are diminished later in the story, after a pursuit of the villain, Lord Ruthven. This

Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre While Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre share some minor details, mostly regarding the basics of vampires and the location and date in which the stories take place, the majority of the stories differ greatly. The Vampyre was published almost a hundred years earlier, so it is easy to see how some details of that story can be seen in Dracula. Bram Stoker no doubt must have used The Vampyre as an influence, but only as an influence

Christian Bucholz Professor Johnston English 1102 25 June 2016 Where Do Monsters Come From? – The History of Frankenstein and The Vampyre Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Dr. John Polidori’s The Vampyre were conceived in 1816 on a blustery and rainy evening in Western Europe. That night, they not only created science fiction, but molded horror fiction and gothic fiction a we know them today. Such a frightful summer night, with overly violent storms cascading across the lands with such ferocity

Victorian Sexuality in Stoker’s Dracula, LeFanu’s Carmilla, and Polidori’s Vampyre Literature is representative of the time in which it is produced. Literature can reflect societal views, attitudes, and fears.Vampire literature, in particular, often represents the fears of a society.In the Victorian Era, a time of intense sexual repression, it was common for vampire stories to reflect the fear of sexuality that was rampant in society. Bram Stoker’s Dracula illustrated fears about sexual

The central message delivered by the novel is that “ darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good.” (Cast & Cast, 236). Light is often used to represent good and darkness is used to represent evil. This message is developed through the various events that occur throughout the entirety of the novel. For example, in the beginning Zoey talks about how her family is a part of the People of Faith, and therefore they must be perfect and all must be well in their lives

In the book Marked Zoey is faced with an obstacle. The problem that Zoey faces is not being able to resist drinking blood. During a ritual someone gives her fledgling blood and she discovered her new craving. Then Zoey panics when she can’t have blood and tries to flee the school, she ends up running into her ex-boyfriend Heath and ex-best friend Kayla trying to break Zoey out of there. As confrontation breaks out between Heath and Zoey she loses control and bites him leaving an imprint with him

a Romantic Myth In this paper, I will present my reflections and thoughts on the myth of Dracula in particular, and the vampyre in general, as a love story and show the deeply rooted links between the two myths and Christianity, as refracted through the prism of Francis Ford Coppola's film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). One of the most well known aspects of a vampyre is that it must feed upon the blood of the living; Dracula must drink to survive, (akin to people drinking the blood of Christ--the

has supposedly been around since ancient times, where members adopt a vampire’s habits and attempt to develop vampire-like powers to strengthen their magical Nightside (Melton 669). The Egyptian god Set bears the honor of having The Order of the Vampyre dedicated to him. This Satanic church was founded in 1975 by members who wanted to appear less anti-Christian. They believe that vampirism is an extreme extension of human consciousness (Melton 503-504). A branch-off of the Victorian Age Masquerade

yelling that he is the devil, which is a complete lie. In P.C Cast and Kristin Cast’s “Loved”, one of the characters, Other Jack, who is from a different world, states in a frightened voice that the vampyre Neferet has beheaded teachers “and tied [them] to crosses outside their House of Night (Vampyre school)....Only here...she blamed it on humans”(P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast). Neferet was cursed by the fear she felt as a child. Due to this fear, she now wishes for power and complete control; she begins

films as well as folklore. In 1819, John William Polidori published his short story, The Vampyre, which opened up many minds to the concept of male vampires and their gift and ability to seduce women. Shortly after, in 1872, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu introduced the literary world to Carmilla, one of the first vampire novels of its kind. The novel clearly illustrated the power of female vampire seduction. The Vampyre is a novel, which sets the tone for many vampire stories to come. The power of seduction