Compare the witches of Macbeth with the sisters of Dracula
In Macbeth, Shakespeare has described and presented the three witches in ways that are both similar and different to the three vampire sisters in Dracula.
A way in which the witches of Macbeth are different to the sisters of Dracula, could be that the witches are presented to be old and repulsive, whereas the sisters are presented as more young and attractive. A quotation which shows how the sisters are presented is 'Three young women... Eyes like sapphires... Brilliant white teeth that shone like pearls'. The sisters are described as being young in this quotation, where it states 'three young women'. They are also described as being similar to jewels (pearls and sapphires), which makes them seem more feminine, as pearls and sapphires are stereotypically feminine things. It also suggests that they are rare and priceless, as pearls are very expensive and are not very common.
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A quotation to suggest the sisters were evil is,'her breath upon me... Was... Honey-sweet... But with a bitter offensiveness'. This creates the feeling of worry or dread in the reader, as the sister is close enough to Harker, for him to be able to feel and smell her breath, which could create a sense that he is about to be bitten. 'Honey-sweet' and 'bitter offensiveness' is a juxtaposition, which creates the effect that the sisters are evil, and it symbolises that the vampires are beautiful on the outside but deadly on the inside, which Harker knows, but he is lying to himself by saying they are actually 'honey-sweet'. The phrase 'bitter offensiveness', creates the sense that Harker knows that they are not pleasant, and the way that this is describing her breath, creates an effect that the bitter smell could be the smell of blood on her breath, which gives the sisters animal-like, and deadly
In Macbeth, Shakespeare has described and presented the three witches in ways that are both similar and different to the three vampire sisters in Dracula.
A way in which the witches of Macbeth are different to the sisters of Dracula, could be that the witches are presented to be old and repulsive, whereas the sisters are presented as more young and attractive. A quotation which shows how the sisters are presented is 'Three young women... Eyes like sapphires... Brilliant white teeth that shone like pearls'. The sisters are described as being young in this quotation, where it states 'three young women'. They are also described as being similar to jewels (pearls and sapphires), which makes them seem more feminine, as pearls and sapphires are stereotypically feminine things. It also suggests that they are rare and priceless, as pearls are very expensive and are not very common.
However, in Macbeth, the witches are …show more content…
A quotation to suggest the sisters were evil is,'her breath upon me... Was... Honey-sweet... But with a bitter offensiveness'. This creates the feeling of worry or dread in the reader, as the sister is close enough to Harker, for him to be able to feel and smell her breath, which could create a sense that he is about to be bitten. 'Honey-sweet' and 'bitter offensiveness' is a juxtaposition, which creates the effect that the sisters are evil, and it symbolises that the vampires are beautiful on the outside but deadly on the inside, which Harker knows, but he is lying to himself by saying they are actually 'honey-sweet'. The phrase 'bitter offensiveness', creates the sense that Harker knows that they are not pleasant, and the way that this is describing her breath, creates an effect that the bitter smell could be the smell of blood on her breath, which gives the sisters animal-like, and deadly