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One of the troubling facts of classical vampire mythology was that the vampire figure was intimately described as an evil symbol, which addressed the stereotypical gender ideals that females were almost always the victim; the classical figures of the vampire, thus, frequently employed to warn females in ancient society. Beliefs in the vampire dated back to the Roumanian periodical of peasant literature in the nineteenth century, with heavy concerning about the relation between body and soul…

Dracula is a classic horror novel that sparked a huge interest in a brand-new genre. Currently, the world is used to seeing romantic vampires fighting against werewolves for the love their life. Instead of fearing vampires people love them and have dreams of dating a vampire. However, I believe that vampire genre was always one filled with romance, and even the famous Dracula spoke of intense love. Dracula a book about horror and gruesome death is largely affiliated with many sexual innuendos…

Dracula and Once on This Island are two of many productions that have been put on by The Gainesville Theatre Alliance. The Gainesville Theatre Alliance is a widely known alliance between The University of North Georgia and Brenau University. During this year’s February festival taking place on February 9th through the 20th, the alliance produced the thrilling tale of Dracula and the inspirational musical of the love story of Once on This Island. The Gainesville Theatre Alliances stage adaption…

In this story, I believe that there are a few people at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. I believe this because each of these people had done at least one thing that fueled the fire for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. As well, it isn’t just one person who was responsible for their deaths because no one person was able to cause this tragic incident. This essay will explain the three main people who were responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. These three people or groups of…

Recently, people have had a fascination with the paranormal, mainly vampires. From books to movies to television shows, people have found very different ways to view these blood sucking creatures of the night. As the years have gone by, new stories were created and more lore was added to the original folklore. And the beginning of this appeal began in both fifteenth century Wallachia and eighteenth century England. Prince Vlad III of Wallachia, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was a clever…

The myth of Vampires has been around for almost two hundred years. The origin of vampires is still unknown, but it is dated back in Translyvania, Romania. One myth of a vampire is the drinking of blood. It is said that blood with sustain vampire’s undead existence. Vampires came about because of the rare disease called Porphyria, which caused the lowering of hemoglobin levels in blood. As a result, many medieval people who had this disease practiced drinking fresh blood. Many other myths of…

Is Dracula Truly Evil? The definition of evil is morally bad, causing harm or injury to someone or creating bad luck or events. In the novel Dracula by Stoker, Bram evil could be described as committing one or more of the deadly sins. In the gothic novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker, the title character is a very complex character. He could be described as complex because of his shadowy presence always threatening other characters, but rarely visible. Dracula is very clever, he has been around for…

given to Vlad III, as a son of Vlad Dracul and a member of the House of Drăculești. Due to the blood sucking Count Dracula, the word ‘Dracula’ began to get its connection to vampires. It was suggested twice in the novel that…

Remember this scary creature called Dracula. The vampire that would suck the blood out of any human he caught. Dracula was actually real or I should say was real at one time. In Transylvania, Romania was count Dracula, otherwise known as “Vlad IV, 1431?–1476, prince of Wallachia (1448, 1456–62, 1476), known as Vlad the Impaler. He was the son of Prince Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Devil) and is therefore also called Dracula or son of the Devil”. He was a gruesome king of Transylvania; during his reign…

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…