The Vampyre

“Darkness does not alway equate to evil, just as light does not always mean good.” This quote is said by Nyx, goddess of the night and leader of worship to fledglings and vampyres alike. This is said when newly marked Zoey Redbird has fallen, passed out she meets the goddess who tells her how much of a difference she will make.The puritan people would despise the novel Marked due to the facts that dancing was encouraged, all people have equal authority, and the book involves vampires and witch-like

instantly. Zoey's powers will amaze you, her friends, and her loyalty will also amaze you. The P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast wrote a "dark, as well as thrilling" story of betrayal. Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs--like she really fits in. She actually has

There are 3 significant conflicts in Marked. One of the more apparent ones throughout the entirety of the novel is the conflict between Zoey and Aphrodite, the leader of the Dark Daughters, an elite group of fledgeling vampyres. In addition to being the 'queen bee' of the school, Aphrodite customarily has complete control over almost everything on campus, however, when Zoey, the bizarre new girl with the unusual mark, arrived at the House of Night it seemed to threaten Aphrodite’s control over the

them being prone to sunburn, they’ve always had this peculiar yet charming attraction about them, and have a constant thirst for blood. Throughout this time period many detailed elements and features have been added to the vampire’s life cycle. The Vampyre by John Polidori was written in 1819 which was when vampires were newly introduced to the world. In this text we have the innocent victim Aubrey who ends up meeting this unusual but attractive man named Lord Ruthven who was a vampire all along. Focusing

Spanish Town for her beauty: and this was no lie. [Rochester] found her a fine woman, in the style of Blanche Ingram; tall, dark, and majestic” (Bronte 395) drastically morphed into a being Jane finds reminiscent “Of the foul German spectre — the Vampyre” (Bronte 371). The highly animalistic features that Jane observes in Bertha remind Jane of a mythological character associated with suffering and inhuman traits. The gruesome features Bertha comes to possess after fifteen years of marriage to Rochester

Vampires and Vampirism Missing Works Cited   The vampire of today is most commonly associated with the type that was created by Bram Stoker when Dracula was published in 1897 (Florescu and McNally 221). This popular cultural icon is described by Stoker in his novel: "The teeth were strong and white, and the canine teeth protruded over the lower lip when the mouth was closed. The [vampire's] hands were large and powerful, the nails black and pointed like a bird's talons" (qtd. in Florescu and

In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë the character Bertha Mason plays a major role in the development of several characters such as Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester, and St. John Rivers. Even though she is rarely seen by anyone she heavily affects other characters choices and where they end up by the end of the novel. Bertha and her background presence also adds to the novel's Gothic genre. she is the driving force for the relationship of jane and Rochester. Bertha Mason effect on choices and actions

Profound Insights contained in 1920’s Expressionist German Horror Films Within the vast realm of the cinematic arts, there consists two of the most notable classic German Expressionist horror films that emerged from the early 1920’s- F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” and Robert Wiene’s “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”. “Nosferatu” was shot in 1921 and released in 1922. It was an unwarranted reworking of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The name, among other details pertaining to the film were altered since the studio

For many, saying or hearing the word romanticism evokes numerous stereotypical and prejudged definitions and emotions. The biggest reason this probably happens is because of how closely romanticism sounds like romance. The similarity of the sounds and spelling of the two words can lead to some thinking that the two words mean the same thing or are closely related. Although romanticism and romance do share some similarities in their spelling and pronunciation they couldn’t be more different. In

A vampire is a being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence of the living. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighborhoods they inhabited when they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. In modern times, however, the vampire is generally held to