Quincey Morris

through inspiring “powerful sensations of horror and guilt” (Critchley and James 36), but specifically in their ability to resurrect past experiences of otherwise unfathomable violence. The murders have a similarly evocative effect on Thomas De Quincey. His works are steeped in violence and a preoccupation with sudden, unexplainable death, and this obsession is never more explicit than in his essays which study the impact and artistry of violence: ‘On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Art’…

Thomas De Quincey’s Gusto: Desires Unfulfilled My original primary interest about “Confessions of an English Opium Eater,” by Thomas De Quincey, was to learn whether or not the author deprecates the behavior of taking opium— not only am I unable to conclude the answer to this question when finishing reading the book, but also at least fifty percent of Confessions, I found, depicts De Quincey’s early life, mostly unrelated to opium. Even when it comes to opium eating, he often circumvents the…

In 1798 a well-known poet named Samuel Taylor Coleridge published his poem The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. The poem was contained in a poem collage by Coleridge and William Wordsworth called the Lyrical Ballads. Coleridge is known for the Romantic influence in his writings: “Coleridge achieved wonder by the frank violation of natural laws, impressing upon readers a sense of occult powers and unknown modes of being” (“The Romantic Period: Topics.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature).…

Transferring to SIUE was not particularly my first choice after graduating in Robert Morris University (RMU). I was applying to transfer to different Universities such as SIU, SLU, WUSTL and UIS and other nearby university that is not to far away from home. I was accepted to five universities and I went to visit all of them where I admired each campuses. I was getting pressured from my mother to where will my next destination be, and I did not know what to tell her at that time. I came across to…

Bram Stoker’s Critique of Victorian Gender Norms and An Unconventional Pathway for Victorian Women to Advantage Their Social Standing The novel “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker appears on the surface to be a traditional 19th century gothic text, but after closer examination, Stoker’s novel develops into a glass shattering feminist novel embedded with ideas about gender norms. Stoker uses the characters in “Dracula” to provide examples and critique for both traditional and nontraditional…

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 as Dr. Jack Seward,Cary Elwes as Sir Arthur Holmwood,Billy Campbell as Quincey P. Morris,Sadie Frost as Lucy Westenra and Tom Waits as Mr. R. M. Renfield. The theme of this story or movie is that love can drive you to madness, when someone…

reading for the Judgment Day from The Book of Common Prayer says that the angels mark the foreheads of God’s servants to mark them out (252). Additionally, Herbert states that Quincey Morris at the end of the novel dies with a wound on his side representing Jesus Christ (100-101). Starrs agree with him as he says that Morris sacrifices himself to erase the sins of people just like Jesus Christ (4). The presence of Christianity in the novel is also seen through the minor characters that the…

Bram Stoker’s Dracula expressed the nature of good and evil. The protagonist, Jonathan Harker, a realtor, was sent to the castle of Transylvania to complete a transaction with the antagonist, Count Dracula, an evil vampire, so he can move to England. What Harker did not know was that Dracula had a plan for world domination. Christian redemption was shown in many ways throughout the book. Very early in the book, Harker was making his journey to Dracula’s castle until he was stopped by the…

Mina Harker’s Diary 6 November. -- It has been ten years since Quincey Morris died, but I still dream of that frightful day. The nightmares are a nightly occurrence these past weeks. Every time I close my eyes, I see the red glowing eyes of the Count watching me. Jonathan tells me I wake him up screaming about bats and blood, but I have no memory of these events. Jonathan Harker’s Journal 10 November, midnight. -- Mina wakes around this time nightly; however, when confronted, she has no…

To the rest of the world Dracula ends with Jonathan Harker’s note about the group of vampire hunters returning to Transylvania. To me that ending never happened. After Count Dracula turned to dust and Quincey Morris died, the group returned home. Ten years later, a new ending began. This new ending changes the entire novel by changing villains, new fears, and a mystery ending. In my new ending, I gave a few characters some unique characteristics. Baddie, which is the name of the Harkers’ cat,…