Count Dracula

Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written in 1897. The year of 1897 was during the woman's dilemma. During this time, women were beginning to become more independent and more open about their sexuality. This was a time period where independent and “New Women” were feared by men. A True Woman is often seen as devoted to their husband, pure, and always very modest. The New Woman was evolving in this time and often was independent, unmarried, and often seen as a flirt or as very seductive. Mina Murray,…

The Intrigue of the Vampire Vampires as well as vampire legend play important roles in the traditions of many areas across the earth. These blood-sucking creatures are most common in the cultures of Eastern Europe, despite the fact that similar manifestations are claimed to exist in Asian cultures and some ancient cultures. Vampire tales have a distinct history bridging several cultures as well as eras, making them one of the most powerful stories ever told. The first step in of comprehending…

guez-Rivera English 100A Professor Dianna Lobb November 27th, 2014 Mina Murray’s Progression From Dracula to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Written in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a social commentary on the idea of the new woman and her role in society in Victorian era. The novels main female character is Mina Harker, a young lady whose personality is a combination of all the characteristics that Bram Stoker believed the ideal woman should have; she is courageous, caring, intelligent,…

The Chosen One High school is tough enough on its own, but imagine having to defeat supernatural creatures while studying for mid-terms! "In every generation a Slayer is born," is the tagline for the hit television show Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. The show is centered on sixteen-year-old Buffy Summers chosen to slay all the evil supernatural beings of the world. Buffy has touched thousands of televisions across the nation, not to mention the hearts of all the viewer’s tuning in every week to see…

Prince Vlad of Wallachia ,got his fame from being one of the most evil men in history. We all know him as dracula, they get this from “his father ivan the terrible and the nickname "Dracul" means either "devil" or "dragon". So "Draculea" means either "son of the devil" or "son of the dragon"(Gale...). Although he has had a hard life. What am I saying, I'm getting ahead of myself. “Prince Vlad was born 1431 in Sighisoara, Romania. Vlad was not very tall, but stocky and strong with a bull's…

The article "Dracula: Overview," written by Irish Novelist Rebecca Scott reviews an explanation of Bram Stokers book Dracula. Rebecca also explains characters as well as the density and literary quality. The Autor of the article leads with the kind of literacy Dracula is, she explains how an interest in vampirism, and erotic fantasies appealed to the people of the 19th century. When moving to next point Rebecca points out the fact that the book was written in a time of renewed critical in:…

Vampire Squid Very Strange Squid Species Of all the different varieties of squid, the Vampire Squid is a very strange squid species that makes its travel far below the waters nearly a half-mile down near the bottom of the ocean. Even though by its name you would think it sucks blood, the vampire squid actually just eats zooplankton, and is actually part of the animals in the Cephalopoda Class (animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cephalopoda), which means it has a lot in common with some of the oldest…

characters deeds. Dracula was published in 1897 by Bram Stoker and was about a group of Victorian men and a woman who try to defeat a vampire known as Dracula. It is a simple horror story in the sense it only follows the ‘heroes’ of the novel, the reader gets no perspective of Dracula. Mina Harker, the only female to survive the novel, is seen as a diligent middle class Victorian woman. She is dedicated to her friends and fiancé/husband. All she wants to do is wants to help defeat Dracula.…

Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan open up with describing imagery of a “Year Without a Summer,” a dark time that gave birth to much darker children, monsters that lurk still in our society to this day. Creatures of the night were fixated and empathetic about our humanity, except for one—vampires. Vampires since the beginning of their creation are perceived as these erotic, sexy, lust evoking, blood thirsty, irresistible terrifying creatures. Creatures that have lost all connection to their…

nickname form brutally murdering his victims by impalement. He had a very sick way of “justice”. His only form of justice in fact was brutally murdering people in many different ways. Most people now a days know Vlad III by the name of Dracula. People based the Dracula myth around his life. Most people say he killed for the fun of it, and there is more than enough evidence to prove this. In Vlad’s time period he was considered a hero. Vlad the impaler may have killed for good and for the benefit…