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sexualized character. Bram Stoker thinks that women should follow the Victorian ideas of purity, chastity, and submission characterized through the three female vampires, Lucy Westenra, and Mina Harker. Jonathan Harker met the three female vampires in Count Dracula’s castle. The vampires were describes as sexualized characters. In Victorian society women should be pure and innocent, yet the vampires were flirtatious and promiscuous. The three female vampires tried to seduce him and drink his…

Along Jonathan Harker's journey to Dracula's castle, he stumbles upon many people with various warnings. The most significant, the landlady at Bistritz who asks him if he knows “what day it is?” When he says that he doesn't, she then replies, “It is the eve of St George’s Day. Tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all evil things in the world will have full sway.” She is very persistent in warning him and places a crucifix necklace around his neck, which shows to be useful later on in the…

life until it invariably meets its end. He is shown to be a man of many values as well as a person with a hidden personality. Dracula, the iconic figure of Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name, is a rather unique individual. Minor glimpses into the count…

sleep since her mysterious attack. Garlic is a recurring symbol in the text because it was used as a powerful weapon against evil. By being under the care and supervision of Dr Van Helsing and the use of the garlic flowers Lucy has found some sort of peace. She felt secure for her fear had vanished for a moment. Stoker makes it clear that Lucy feels protected the following is proof of this, “Dr Van-Helsing has been with me all this bad dreaming seems to have passed away: the noises that used…

“Dracula 2000” is a movie that unfolds with, a London antiques dealer travels to New Orleans to save his estranged daughter form his nemesis, Count Dracula. Count Dracula is concealed is a metal coffin in a high tech safe owned by Van Hesling, who has taking Dracula’s blood; to live internal until he figures out a way to kill the immortal beast who is after his daughter Mary Hesling. Thieves break into the safe in a Carfax Abbey in search for paintings to cash – out, but finds a coffins which…

a rather important role, providing insight to multiple central motifs in the novel, such as invasion and blood. Firstly, through Renfield’s inner struggle we learn that he is “not his own master” (Stoker, 211). The motif of invasion is revealed by Count Dracula’s control that he has over the main characters in the novel. Secondly, the recurring motif of blood is portrayed multiple times throughout the novel and has been interpreted only through Renfield.…

Honour Shakespeare consistently throughout the play makes reference to and emphasises the importance of the code of honour and reputation. He shows how vital these themes to the plot and how much they influence the play up till the tragic ending; for example, the different social ranks banding together to fight the opposing family or when Tybalt wishes to challenge Romeo to a duel. The need to defend and uphold their family reputation and honour results in the many tragedies and deaths seen in…

The Power of Hypnotism In “Dracula” Hypnotism is an astounding power that many psychologists nowadays use in their treatment of patients. This is such a great skill that is capable in helping others overcome personal issues. However, like most great tools, in the wrong hands it can be devastating. In literature, hypnosis typically is used by villains to do their will. It is very rarely portrayed in a positive light. The story of Dracula by Bram Stoker is no different. Analyzing the…

I Am Legend is a science fiction horror story but unlike most horror stories, "I Am Legend" is not a hero versus villain scenario. I am legend is set in a futuristic version of Los Angeles. Robert Neville, the last surviving human fights against a race of terrifying vampires. However what makes the book different to most is it doesn't glorify Neville's hatred towards the vampires, instead the author uses Neville's interaction with the vampires to study the concept of "otherness" - the way one…

In death of the woods, the old woman was a symbolic vampire. Before we discuss vampires, it might be helpful to know what vampires are. Foster talks about vampires in chapter 3 when he says, “It’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people, just for starters.” In this paragraph, I will show that the old woman did all three. First, the woman refused to respect the autonomy of another organism. When Jake went to get…