Vampires

character Robert Neville, the last survivor of the human race, who wants to have companionship, but the growing population of vampires makes his dream impossible. Meanwhile, Neville defends himself from the growing vampire plague by killing the infected vampires. He receives his wish of companionship when a woman named Ruth came into his life, but he soon will find out that she is vampire. The literary elements symbolism, irony, similes, allusions, and conflict all portray the themes of the novel. The main

growth, bouts of vomits and tightened skin. The Vampire Disease is the reason why vampires can be considered real. They exist because the folks during the era of the Inquisition refer to patients with porphyria as “vampires”. However, they are far from what we now see on TV or the movies. They are not dangerous, in fact they are sick. The facts enumerated hereunder are the reasons that gave birth to the contemporary vampires that we now know of.” The Vampire disease was called Congenital Erythropoietic

Throughout history, cultures and societies across the globe have used monsters or any sort of creature to exemplify anxieties and fears that they have. The same can be said for works of literature and art. These authors use these anxieties, personify them, and use them to exaggerate the fears of the readers. In short, the monsters/creatures that are created in each literary era depict and personify the biggest fears and viewpoints of the society that it was written in. In the case of the Victorian/Romantic

Gothic Theatre was characterized on supernatural elements/themes and dramatic spectacles of suffering, to produce intense, scary and often messed up production’s. A recent adaptation of the production “Dracula” presented by Shake and Stir, defiantly showed the characteristics and conventions of Gothic theatre. During the course of the show, dramatic languages and Gothic conventions were displayed; like: Place, Tension, Contrast and Role, plus many more. Skills of drama were also used effectively

Why are people so obsessed with vampires today that they go crazy over any book, movie, or tv-show that has a vampire? In 1897, the year Dracula was published Britain was at the height of the empire expanding. Britain had conquered huge expanses of land from Africa, Asia, and North America and used the land for military and economic power. The rise of the United States and European powers threatened to unseat Britain and the world's most powerful nation, at the time this was occurring a rise in immigration

Dracula? No, he did not do a good job. The three points used to prove the thesis are: There is not enough investigation on the vampire (Nosferatu), Renfield should not have sent Jonathan on the trip, and finally Dracula’s behaviour, and appearance should be different. There is not enough vampire investigation in Nosferatu. There should have been more time spent exploring vampire legends, and methods to kill Nosferatu. In the movie the characters from the book Quincey Morris and John Seward did not exist

hero’s quest to rid the world of vampires from the Victorian era. Readers are horrified by his graphic descriptions and horrifying struggles. However, Dracula is much more than just a vampire fantasy; in this novel, Bram Stoker explores the unconscious sexual desires repressed during the Victorian era and the controversy surrounding sexuality. Jonathan is exposed to his unconscious sexual feelings during his meeting with the three vampire women. Upon the three vampire women’s entrance, Jonathan is immediately

The two doctors confer, disagreeing vehemently; whereby, the older physician remarks that his “skill and science . . . can be of no use”; Bertha is the victim of vampirism (140). Although skeptical, the General lies in wait for the vampire, Carmilla. He’s horrified to discover “a large black object, very ill-defined, crawl as it seemed to me, over the foot of the bed, and swiftly spread itself up to the poor girl’s throat, where it swelled, in a moment, into a great, palpitating mass”

Gui made a promise to Tang-chao that he can help Tang-chao to against his enemies and help him to reach his goal. But in return, Tang-chao and his descendants will serve Gui for thousands of years. Then Tang realized that Gui is not a human, but a vampire which only appeared in the legend. Finally, his ambition cause him agreed to the deal. Gui fulfilled his promise. He assassinated all the emperors who against the Tang dynasty, and also he wiped out every

was going to end in this city. The vampire I was trailing was quite the trouble maker. In fact, he had over fifty deaths he had caused, and all of them leaving a bloody trail to follow him with. Lamentably, I was dragged out of my reverie when I saw the monster himself feeding on a girl, who looked like she was just about eighteen, which was the age this vampire preferred. "Wonderful night, isn't it?" My voice cuts across the silent street, and the vampire ripped his mouth off of the girl to