Vlad III the Impaler

they lead, ultimately guiding their followers into leaders. To what extent was Vlad III Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, a transformational leader, through the demonstration of effective communication, collaboration, vision, selflessness and upstanding personal character? This question can be viewed from multiple perspectives, resulting in varying responses to the guiding question. In Romania, specifically Transylvania, Vlad II Dracula is considered a national hero, and continues to be idolized to…

The thought of vampires existing has continued to terror and captivate people worldwide since the Victorian Era. These immoral human-blood-drinking creatures have evolved from folk entries. The key idea that all stories have portrayed is the lust for human blood. Bram Stoker’s published Dracula in the nineteenth century. He formed the myth of Dracula through extensive research from Eastern Europe folktales. The ancient beliefs about vampires are suggested to have arisen from the series of deaths…

puncture any vital organs. He sneered as they writhed in anguish; it would be hours before they died. Their corpses would remain as macabre trophies, their flesh ripped by animals, until their putrid stench was no longer tolerable. The story of Vlad the Impaler is a gruesome exhibition of the abuse of power, nauseating enough to make a stomach of steel buckle in horror. Yet, often times when granted power, the people who turned away from Vlad’s tale in disgust will exploit it. Why is it that…

dining events that supposedly inspired him to create the eerie mood present in Dracula. Stoker became increasingly interested in vampiric mythology and his research eventually led him to find the tyrant ruler presiding over Wallachia, Romania, Vlad the Impaler. He spent many hours researching the royal family and and Vlad’s history. He also found more inspiration from Arminius Vambery’s stories of vampirism in eastern Europe. Quite interestingly, Vambery was the first to expose Stoker to the…

Victorian era society, and that it also contained symbolism with various characters within the Dracula novel. The character Dracula is most likely to be connected to a real man named Vlad III Dracula and family that lived in the 15th-century whom was a ruler of Wallachia in Eastern Europe predominately from 1456 to 1462. Vlad although not an actual…

José Gabriel Bernardes IB English Written Task 2 Ms. Frémont 1 February 2015 In literary texts is where we humans find ourselves, and as once stated by G.K Chesterton, “Literature is a luxury, but fiction is a necessity”. The renowned vampire, horror fiction, and gothic romance presented by Bram Stoker known as Dracula, has been the groundbreaking romance that redefined horror for more than a century and is set for example as a classic. Although not being and immediate success, modern readers…

Upyr, upier, sanguisuga, brucolacus; this demon of the night is known by many names around the world (Steiger 81). However, it is more commonly known in english by the name of vampire. The vampire is considered to be the most famous monster in the world. Many cultures around the world tell tales about the dead coming back to life to feast on the blood of mortals. These tales inspired many works of literature, allowing the myth of the vampire to spread far and wide, increasing their popularity as…

The entire story has a protagonist and for me Dr. John Seward is the protagonist from this story. This protagonist represents a good person that cares for others. This protagonist is a character that has help in different ways. John Seward is part of a group of people that wanted to destroy Dracula. Dr. John Seward does not really have a focus of bean a doctor he is focusing more in Lucy. He has focus more in Lucy because he is hard broken they broke Dr. John Seward hard. Lucy is not in love…

Fear is seen throughout the entire book of Dracula, it is something that we as human beings cannot escape from because there will always be fear. According to the dictionary fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or pose a threat to you or anyone around you. The vampire that Dracula is depicted as all the fears of people, around that time period, bottled into one person. The Dracula figure really helped to…

Urban legends are very complex and interesting aspects of culture. They often inspire holidays, movies, poetry, stories and more. But urban legends go far beyond how they seem on the surface. Their origins and the messages they send must be decoded to understand the true context of any urban legend. Illustrating the messages, urban legends may be benign, or malicious. In the context of this paper, an urban legend is a story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true…