Dracula

In Chapter 21, Dracula is bolder than ever. I can now see why he is looked at as the enemy of the Christian church. He neglects traditional norms, in this case marriage, when it comes to preying upon women. As written in Dr. Seward’s diary, Dracula said to Mina “[a]nd you, their best beloved one, are now to me, flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood, kin of my kin; my bountiful wine-press for a while; and shall be later on my companion and my helper…[n]ow you shall come to my call,” (Stoker p.…

extent does that dedication reach? In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to work for Count Dracula at his castle. He realizes that there is something off about the Count, and eventually finds out that Dracula is of the undead, a vampire. Jonathan eventually escapes the castle to be with his friends and fiance, Mina. Mina’s best friend, Lucy Westenra falls ill, and eventually dies because she was bitten by Count Dracula. She is found to be “alive” in her grave, also as a…

In Bram Stoker’s novel, the theme of religion is presented through objects and characters. There are two main holy symbols used in Dracula to reflect the presence of religion which are the crucifix and the Host or the “Catholic communion wafer” (Stoker 324). In their articles, Bowels and Starrs show that Van Helsing represents Catholicism while Dr. Seward and Harker represent Protestantism who later start to believe in Catholicism. Starrs also claims that Renfield, although not directly stated…

Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ both divulge into the theme of faith and doubt. The presentation of faith differs respectively between the authors in alignment with their contrasting perceptions of nihilism versus Christian divinity, as does the use of doubt as a manipulative device in opposition to the intrinsic doubt of nature itself. Doubt and faith are primarily introduced in two different lights. Stoker adopts the convention of the supernatural to…

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…

Dracula by Bram Stoker is a Gothic horror novel about a vampire named Count Dracula, who plans to move from Transylvania to England. Stoker published his novel in 1897, and his work draws from many historical events that are displayed throughout his novel. The concept of immigration was popular during this time; it gave rise to a huge debate regarding racial purity versus racial deterioration. In addition to the concept of immigration, another significant event during this time was the rise of…

remained so relevant to popular culture as the story of Dracula. Bram Stoker’s novel is widely regarded as the vampire story that kicked off the vampire craze in 1897, and over 100 years later, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Twilight series are entertainment icons, stand-outs among a host of vampire entertainment. That being said, it may be time for some variety. In a market saturated with vampires, only the truly spectacular stand out. Count Dracula is still an extraordinary villain, but it…

Compare the witches of Macbeth with the sisters of Dracula In Macbeth, Shakespeare has described and presented the three witches in ways that are both similar and different to the three vampire sisters in Dracula. A way in which the witches of Macbeth are different to the sisters of Dracula, could be that the witches are presented to be old and repulsive, whereas the sisters are presented as more young and attractive. A quotation which shows how the sisters are presented is 'Three young…

Author Bram Stoker, explores the thematic implications of vampirism as a cultural symbol in eighteenth century society in relation to the moral ethics of desire pertaining specifically to sexuality. In his novel, Dracula, Stoker continually uses the image of the vampire threatening the lives and moralistic nature of the other characters as a representation of deviant sexuality, particularly homosexual desire, as a predatory force. This pattern of images suggests the rapacious nature of…

Bram Stoker’s, Dracula (1897), details the myth of the legendary vampire who wreaked havoc on the lives of Mr. & Mrs. Harker as well as many others along the way. At first glance, it seems as though Dracula fills the role of any malicious occult figure that would grace the literature world at the time this was published, however, I like to believe that Dracula is not necessarily evil. He is rather an organism that is trying to fulfill its biological requirements to reproduce and continue its…