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be put under hypnosis when she recognises her connection to Dracula and is prepared to die to avoid harming those she loves. The men are the ones who impose domesticity back on her by refusing her continued participation in their fight against the Count. Van Helsing’s praise of Mina as a woman who “has [a] man’s brain … and a woman’s heart” (Dracula 213) is quickly followed by his dismissal of her from their work. “You are too precious to us…

Purity and Danger: Dracula, the Urban Gothic, and the Late Victorian Degeneracy Crisis by Kathleen L. Spencer- Formative Assignment In ‘Purity and Danger: Dracula, the Urban Gothic, and the Late Victorian Degeneracy Crisis’, Spencer posits that the Dracula’s evil lies in his otherness, revealing the Victorian anxiety that the British Empire might be overthrown by foreign powers. She notes that “in such a society, the universe is dualistic; what is inside is good, what is outside is bad” , and…

There are various vampire tales stemming from the original Dracula. They usually tell a story symbolically portraying an old man trying to purloin the living’s virtue (life force). Written by Bram Stocker, the novel that started it all has transcended into a various episodic movies, television shows, cartoons, myth, and etc. Research shows that the character Dracula, the book was heavily contrived by Victorian era society, and that it also contained symbolism with various characters within the…

For example,Van Helsing says "We should have ready some plan of attack" (Stoker 293), and they eventually formulate a "Plan of Campaign" (Stoker 311), a "strike" (Stoker 228). When they tavel to Transylvania to kill the Count, Stoker says "amongst them they carried a small arsenal" (Stoker 340). The hunters further resemble an army in their bond of solidarity and brotherhood. Dr. Van Helsing says, "We men are determined--nay, are we not pledged?--to destroy this monster"…

the vampires represented the evil and hell, while humans were the good and heaven side of the comparison. However, several of the human characters were tempted by the evilness of Dracula and his vampire brides. In the very beginning of his stay at Count Dracula’s castle, Jonathan was tempted by the voluptuous beauty of the three vampire brides. Later, Lucy was bitten by Dracula and was unable to fight the evil dwelling up inside of her. Although fighting him would be difficult, everyone was…

What you see is not always what you get. In fact, often times the truth is not revealed until the glittering, flawless outer coating is pried away, leaving behind wicked realities. Bram Stoker’s classic horror tale Dracula confirms this notion through it’s self-titled main character, and his startling resemblance to his home. The parallel created between Dracula and his mansion, specifically the contrast between their respective outward appearances and intentions, forges a rigid divide between…

The combined pain and pleasure of a vampire’s bite sends a tremor down the victim’s spine and a trail of blood down her neck onto her nightgown. In the article Stoker’s DRACULA by Wayne Hensley, he discuses the omission of the overpowering odor from a vampire has been the reason why vampire narratives have survived. Hensley provides an example of how the smell of the vampire has been omitted or spoken about in a less irritating way to get the audience more interested in vampire narratives.…

Every one knows the tail of the legendary Dracula. The first and the greatest vampire that every existed in the world of fantasy or the real world who really knows. But one thing we do know is that the legend of Dracula has lived on throucth the agege and with every generation that passes by we all add or reinvent the legendary tail of vampires. For ensample the story of the original vampire Dracula originated. In Romania, because of a young warlord who came to power named Vlad Tepes- vald…

One can view Mina as the real hero because she plays the most important role during when Van Helsing’s people traveled to kill Count Dracula. With her telepathically connection to Dracula, Van Helsing’s people were able to locate Dracula and able to kill him. However, that is not the reason why Mina is the real hero. She is the real hero because she is the only character who was…

Shake & stirs adaptation of Dracula followed the plot of the original novel by Bram Stoker. Throughout the performance, Michael Futcher’s directorial choices regarding the elements of drama, acting skills and the gothic style made for a mostly effective creation and portrayal of the dramatic meaning, that there is evil in everything and everyone, and we fear it. The effectiveness dramatic meaning was conveyed through the successfulness of the dramatic action. The directorial choices by Michael…