Count Dracula

Comparative essay Buffy, Dracula and Blade, these texts all present the basis of gothic horror. All of the main characters; Dracula, Buffy and Blade, all have different physical appearance and supernatural powers. The conventions form a basis for the genre gothic horror, with some adaptations between movies and TV series. These conventions are borrowed from the original text from Bram Stokers Dracula, both Buffy and Blade depart from them in order to create new texts. Intertextuality is the…

Dracula: A centuries-old vampire and Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula lives in a crumbling castle in the Carpathian Mountains. Beneath a layer of courtly charm, the count has a dark and evil soul. He can take the form of an animal, control and change the weather, and has the strength of twenty men. His powers are limited, however for example, he can’t enter his “prey’s” house unless he is invited, can’t walk across water unless someone carries him, and he becomes powerless in the day (by…

story really started to pick up. This book reminded me of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in the sense that it’s not what I expected. I thought the novel would be about Dracula killing people, but instead it was about Dracula killing people and people killing Dracula. In Dracula: Novel by Bram Stoker, 1897 Rebecca Stott states that Dracula “...claims authenticity by narrating events through the diaries and letters of the characters involved” (Galens 37). I agree with Stott, the narration of the…

themes in Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula. One of the most evident themes is entrapment. Another undeniable theme in the novel is sex. Besides these two subjects, the traditional theme of good versus evil appears. These three themes are customary of Gothic literature due to their mysterious and sometimes dark nature. The motif of entrapment is seen throughout the novel. The first notable occurrence of entrapment is when Jonathan gets trapped inside Castle Dracula. Jonathan knew he was a…

Everyone has heard of Count Dracula. He is the “original” vampire. He was born within the mind of an author named Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker included many aspects of his life, beliefs and research into the novel. These include feminism from his mother, allusions to Transylvanian history, and his hatred of the upper class. The novel also includes complex characters who are perfect for Freudian analysis. These allusions and psychotic characters scare the reader, and put them in a world where humans…

An Analysis of Dennis Foster 's “The Little Children Can Be Bitten” Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker is a seminal piece of Gothic horror fiction. The novel 's portrayal of an undead master (the titular character) being chased by Van Helsing and his band of vampire hunters has been consumed for over a century. Dennis Foster 's critical article “The little children can be bitten: A Hunger for Dracula” uses a psychoanalytic approach to analyze this influential work of literature. In his…

Gender Roles and Sexuality in Bram Stokers Dracula Sabine Auscher Registration Number: 21167607 Marktstraße 29 38640 Goslar E-Mail: sabine.auscher@stud.uni-goettingen.de Date of submission: 27th March 2015 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. The Distinction between Gender and Sex 2 2.1 The Victorian Era and Gender Roles 2 2.2 The Age of the New Woman 3 3. Gender Roles in Dracula 4 3.1 The three Vampire Ladies of Dracula 4 3.2 The Vampire Hunters …

Stoker created the character of Dracula, he unknowingly created the archetype for a whole new fantasy species. The traits and characteristics that Stoker gave to vampires, which were not well defined before him, have become so iconic that straying away from them has become the “creative twist.” However, these ideas, which are taken for granted now, were not simply ideas that Stoker came up with on his own, but came from the adaptation of old ideas…

Bram stocker’s dracula Bram Stoker’s Dracula is an American made film, genre was a romantic horror film that was made in 1992 by director and producer Francis Ford Copppola. The movie is based on the novel Dracula by the author Bram Stoker. the lead characters in the movie Dracula is Gary oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing and the actor Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker. some of the less known characters are Richard E. Grant…

This paper is an analysis of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula". In this paper, I will answer and discuss several questions about the women of the novel. In what sort of ways does the novel engage in the question of women's role in a largely patriarchal society? What about work and career? What about sexuality and desire? What about marriage and childbearing? The women that are introduced to the readers of the novel are Lucy Westenra, Mina Murray, Dracula's three sisters and Lucy's mom Mrs. Westenra.…