Dracula

together in order to more effectively tell the story or fulfill the comic's purpose. In the comic titled Stoker's Dracula, written by Roy Thomas and Illustrated by Dick Giordano, the illustrator conveys a realm of darkness and terror by using a black and white color scheme of varying intensity in order to rhetorically enhance his work and tell the story of Dracula. Stoker's Dracula is the first in a series of…

Dracula was a novel written in 1897 by an Irishman by the name of Bram Stoker. Dracula is a gothic horror story based in the Victorian times. The story was about an evil vampire and some of the many people he tormented. Count Dracula had killed many innocents for many years before he targeted Jonathan Harker, who was completely oblivious to the dangers the supernatural could bring at the beginning of the story. Jonathan’s business trip to Transylvania sets the story in motion, and he remains a…

in his creation of Count Dracula. Many factors of Stoker’s life contributed to his great writing that changed the Gothic genre into the potency it is today. Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born on November 8, 1847 in Dublin, Ireland, the third out of seven…

In Emma Dominquez-Rue “Sins of the Flesh: Anorexia, Eroticism and the Female Vampire in Bram Stoker’s Dracula” Rue validates the notion that the male authoritative figures of Dracula consider her in a variety of ways due to the fact that they feel imperiled by Lucy’s sexual liberation: “Dracula’s diabolical kiss unleashes in Lucy an aggressive and overtly sexual voracity that represents a threat…

the entertainment of modern audiences? “Established in 2006, shake & stir is one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies specialising in the creation of new work” (Shake&Stir.com, 2015). New works, such as a modified performance of Dracula are easily created due to a talented cast and crew. Leigh Buchannan, Josh McIntosh, Jason Glenright and Guy Webster, along with the cast, using both realism and magic realism to create a gripping stage thriller for the entertainment of modern…

Frankenstein vs. Dracula When individuals are placed in an unusual situation, those singles deal with problems in different manners. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Victor Frankenstein and Jonathan Harker deal with their situations in different ways. To begin, Harker gathers information about his foe. Also, he seeks help and protects others as a number one priority while Victor does not. As well, due to his actions, Harker lives on with a joyful life. Therefore, faced…

Dracula’s Influence on Popular Culture Dracula, by Bram Stoker has had an influence on the popular culture. It has had many movies, books, and plays made about it. There have been numerous books and movies published about it. The book itself was published on May 26, 1897. He has created a mythical person who some wish to be. Dracula has been made in many different movies. Even though there are other vampires, many of them will reference to Dracula by Bram Stoker. Some people have said that it…

Review of Why Dracula Won’t Die Dracula is one of the single most iconic characters in 20th century literature. Dracula by Bram Stoker has launched a vampiric empire into modern day culture. Now there are movies and TV shows and Halloween costumes all inspired by one book about a vampire. This story has been studied for generations in schools and classes in many countries around the world, because it is one of the greatest pieces of literature ever created. The article Why Won’t Dracula Die by…

[with those] devils of the Pit!” (Dracula 48). Harker’s epitome of Mina is challenged by the Mina revealed in her letters to Lucy. Mina is a schoolmistress; she can type and use shorthand and is learning how to use a stenograph. All of this is done for Jonathan, she wants to “be useful to [him]” (49) when they are married, which determines her domesticity as a dutiful wife…

Attitudes,” argues that men and women have clear rules and guideline in society on the way they should act. Traditionally, masculinity defined as being aggressive and domineering, while feminity defined as nurturing and passive. Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was set in the late 19th century, when Victorian gender roles were very restricted. However, society behavior and attitudes about woman began to change. The television miniseries Penny Dreadful created by John Logan is a show about other…