Foreshadowing In Dracula

Dracula in Bram Stoker’s Dracula In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the antagonist Dracula is a cunning and frightening vampire that hires the main protagonist, Jonathan, to aid in his plans to move into London for better hunting ground. The setting is in Transylvania and Dracula’s castle is remote and many locals had warned Jonathan about the Count but had not explained thoroughly about the Count. Dracula’s castle is immense and deceiving as to mislead Jonathans judgment in order to trick him into giving Dracula information about London so he can relocate there. Dracula’s motives for moving to London are to be able to hunt with ease due to the vast population. There are other antagonists that aid Jonathan in trying to help Lucy as well as Mina rather than Dracula who tries to make Mina his vampire bride and devour Lucy. Dracula is a foul and intelligent villain that takes advantage of Jonathan to obtain his goal. Dracula castle is part of the setting in the beginning of the book that introduces his cunning by the attraction of his castle. Due to the level of comfort that the castle gives Jonathan when he arrives eases his doubts about the Count which is part of his deceiving nature. To Jonathan “it was a welcome sight; for here was a great bedroom …show more content…
His true nature is disguised through his actions towards Jonathon until he disobeys the Count and Dracula’s vampire brides try to eat him. The Count is then observed and Jonathan sees his true self and he says, “never did I imagine such wrath and fury, even to the demons of the pit” (pg. 45 Stoker). Dracula’s actions and words towards not only the main protagonist, but to all the characters that he interacts with displays his cruel and despicable character. This is how Dracula is varied from other villains and stands out since he uses strategy and conveys it in secret which deceives the protagonist’s for quite some time in the