DraculaAndDracula
mostlybecauseofhowstrangeanddifferenttheyarefromus,alsoknownas"TheOther"Theideasofsuspense, monstrousorscarybeings,and"TheOther"shownthroughoutPrideandPrejudiceandZombieswereall influencedbytheclassicnovelDracula,writtenbyBramStokerTheideaofsuspenseisrepresenteddifferently dependingonwhatthemovieornovelisabout.Moviesthathavecharactersthatareconsideredtobefictional wouldmorelikelyhavestrongersuspensethanamoviethathas...
DraculaInfluenceOnDracula
purposeofwritingthispaperwas,toexplainhowvampires,havebeeninfluencedbyBramStroker'sDracula novel.AswellhowDraculaandvampireshaveinfluencedtheVictorianeraandgothicgenre.Theprocessthatthis paperandIhavegonethrough,wasamesmerizingoneI'velearnedsomuchmoreaboutvampiresandwhythey werecreatedintheVictorianera.AswelltheimpactthattheoriginalDraculahadbackthenandnow.Thedifficult partofthisjourneywasthechoosingofthepromptIwanted
ThePowerOfDraculDraculaAndDracula
howVanHelsingisstillDracula'santagonistandbecomestheleaderofagrouptodestroyDraculaforlovedones andhumanity.Although,inthemoviesuchasTwilightandtheUnderworldtrilogy,thecommonenemyfor vampireswerewerewolvesInthemovies,theywereenemiesorrivalriestoseewhowasbetter,butattheendof eachmovietheenemiescametogethertofightanotherenemysuchasanothergroupofvampiresorhumans.Then theywonthefightstogether,andstayedalliesbutdifferent
Dracula
byterrifyinghisreader'swithhispersonaDracula.TheCounthasbeenknowntobeaverycomplexcharacterwith manyoddquirksandtraitsNowadaysthesehavebeenchangedorkeptby
DraculaAndDraculaEssay
CPTFormalEssayDracula:Lucy,Mina,andtheSimilarities&DifferencesBetweenThemDracula,anovel whichhadoriginallybeenwrittenbyBramStokerin1897,iscommonlyclassifiedasa'horrornovel'bythe majorityofitsreaders.However,whenputtingthenovelthroughfurtheranalysis,thevarioussymbolsandthemes ofsexualitywhichthenovelcontainsarebroughttothenoticeofitsreaders,despitethembeingeasilyoverlooked bytheirreadersthefirsttimethenovelmightberead
AComparisonOfDraculaAndDracula
Draculaistheinfamousvampirethatreaderswereï¬rstintroducedtobyIrishauthorBramStokerin1897when theyreadhisnovelDracula(Stoker)TheauthorconveysthestoryofCountDracula,amysteriousbeingthatis halfman,halfvampirethatsucksbloodfromtheneckofhisvictimstostayalive(Stoker).Thisnovelisan outstandingmasterpieceofwork,whichiswhyithasbeenaprototypeforvariousmoviereleasesoverthe decades,suchasNosferatu,HorrorofDracula,DraculaALoveStory...
ComparisonBetweenDraculaAndDracula
DraculaisoneofthefirstfamousvampirebooksAlthoughitisfamousforitstime,moderndayvampirestories haveproducedsomeofthebestsellingTVshows,books,andmovies.Draculalaidthefoundationdownforthese moderndaystoriestorisetopopularityIfyouhavereadDraculaandseenoneofthesenewstories,thenyoucan seealotofsimilaritiesinbothstories.ThesemoderndaystoriessharemanytraitsasthebookDracula,butmostof thestorieshavetheirdifferencesThis
TheSymbolismOfDraculaInBramStoker'sDracula
BramStoker's'Dracula'appearstobeanovelpredicateduponaracistworldview.1897,itspublicationyear,was markedbyanxietiesresultingfromthedeclineoftheBritishEmpirefromitspreviouspositionofhegemony.The 'increasingunrestinBritishcolonies'endangeredBritishimperialism,race,anditsculturalconventions,rendering societysusceptibletothefearof'reversecolonization:'theinfiltrationandinfluenceofformerterritories.Dracula, travellingtoEnglandfromRomania
TheImportanceOfDraculaInBramStoker'sDracula
Dracula:TheVictorianVampireWhenyouthinkofDracula,doyouthinkofthebloodstainedcreatureorthe sophisticatedstalkerofthenightthatsymbolizestheVictorianera?Draculawasagothicnovelheavilyinfluenced bythefolkloreofvampiresofthepastandVladtheImpaler,astrictrulerofWallachia,leadingtoDracula'scruel mannerisms.AnotherlargecontributortoDraculawasalsothesternVictorianerastandards,theerainwhich BramStokercomposedtheclassicTherefore,the
Dracula,GothicAndEpistolaryNovelsOfDraculaAndBramStoker's
Dracula
informationandoldEuropeanfolktalestocreatefamousGothicnovelslikeDracula;BeforewritingDracula,he studiedforeightyearsstoriesofvampires.ThetitleofStoker'sstoryhashistoricalsignificancetoVladDraculthe 3rd,aWallachianrulerwhoimpaledhisvictimsonstakesBramStokeralsowasinfluencedbyhislifetime,before thepublicationofDracula,GothicandEpistolarynovelswereontherisehencewhyDraculaisclassifiedasboth. Stoker'slifeasaVictoriancanbeseeninhis
dracula
Eun-AhLeeProfessorLTromlyENGL1200A015April2013TheEffectofSupernaturalAspectsonthe VictorianSocietyBramStoker'sDracula,presentsaninterestingperspectiveondeathandillnessintheVictorian periodThiscanbeviewedasacreativityonStoker'spart,orasaformofreligiousorsocialcommentaryonhis changingera.Thereareseveralflawspresentedthroughoutthenovelastheplotunfolds,whichare:charactersin thenoveldismisstheoldtraditionalbeliefof
NosferatuAndDraculaInThe1920'sDracula
Stoker,theauthorofthe1897GothicHorrornovelDracula,andendedupfilingforbankruptcyafteronly distributingonefilm.Whilethismayseemlikeanimmensefailureforthestudiobehindthesilentfilm,itendedup influencingalmostacenturyofvampires,innovels,television,andotherfilms,andmadethename'Nosferatu' synonymouswiththeequallyinfluentialnovelthatitwasbaseduponOnthesurface,Nosferatuisablatantcopy ofDracula,fromit'splot,tothecharacters(besidesthe...
DoublingsInDracula
InBramStoker'sDracula,thereisaplethoraofwaysthenovelcanbecriticallyanalyzed,butthere'sonetheoryin particularthatIfoundthemostinterestingtoapply.Iusedthetheoryofdeconstructuralismtocriticallyanalyze Dracula,andtohelpbreakdownthestoryintoparticularmeaningsandthemesthatcancontradictthetypical perceptionsandfirstimpressionsofthenovel.Tobetterhelpcomplementmyanalysis,Ireadandanalyzedanother populararticlebyJohnPaulRiquelme,titled...
DraculaEssay
readingthebookorseeingthemoviemadefromit?DraculaisasignetclassicnovelwrittenbyBramStokerThis novelisportrayedbyanantagonistcharacterknownasCountDracula.Hehasbeendeadforcenturiesyethemay neverdieHehasapeculiarpowerofhypnoticfascinationbutheisweakingod'sdaylightHeisimmortalaslong asheisabletodrinkbloodfromtheliving.Hecanchangehisformintoawolf,abatorapuffofsmoke.Dracula getintouchwithJonathanHarkerthroughareal
GenderInDracula
TheGothichorrornovelDraculabyBramStokerintroducedanewliterarytasteintheVictorianera,onethat tendstobeoneofthemost-readliterarygenrestothisage.Thenovelexcavatesseveralthemeslikeroleofwomen intheVictoriansociety,immigration,sexualconventions,colonizationandpost-colonialismDraculahasbeena subjecttomajorliterarycriticismuponitsreleaseanditscontroversialportrayalstendtobeapartofmodern literarydiscussionaswellThenovelreceived
ReflectionOfDracula
Thefamousnovel"Dracula"writtenbyIrishwriterBramStokerinthelateXIXcenturystilldominatestheminds andimaginationsofmillionsofreadersaroundtheworld.Thisbookisnotthefirststorytobewrittenabout vampires,butithasbecomeaclassicofthegenre,itsstandardandwasthecauseoftheworldobsessionwith "vampire"theme."Ugly"andterribledesirefrightensthemodernreader.Widepublicinterestinhorrorliterature saysthattheuglyaestheticsbecameakindofsymbol
AllusionsInDracula
HiddeninBramStoker'sDraculacontainsabundantamountsofallusionsandsocialcommentaries.These rhetoricaldeviceshelpconnectthereadertotheexperienceofthenovelandallowthemtohaveamoreindepth understandingofthecharacters,andusageofreligiousallusionsabetsthereaderinachievingthatgoal.Inthe worldwidemasterpieceDracula,Stokerusesreligious,mythical,andarchetypicalallusionstodepictDraculaasa peculiaranddistinctcreatureaswellasprovidingsocial
StereotypesInDracula
acrossthenationsas"property"Theyclaimthatwomenareweakandstupid;therefore,mentreatwomenasif theyarehigherthanwomen.BramStoker'sDraculaconveystherealityofVictorian,andtoday'ssociety's prejudicetowardthevaluesofwomenbyacknowledgingonlyawoman'swrongs,andhow"NewWomen" overcomesit.Forexample,inDracula,BramStokerisawareofthestereotypesintheVictorianera;hedecidesto maketwodifferentaspirationsandsociallifeoftheVictorianeraStereotypes
HomosexualityInDracula
Andagain,beforewedelveintothenovel,itisimportanttoestablishsomehistoricalcontextofStoker'sown strugglewithhomosexuality.Stokerishimself,ahiddenhomosexual.DraculaiswrittenamonthafterStoker's longtimepartner,OscarWilde,isimprisonedforhishomosexualityWatchinghisfriendgothroughtrial"must havecausedmanyoftheinternallyconflictingemotionswhichledStokertopersonallyview(andportray)...
DraculaAndTheCountDraculaByBramStoker
changedjustabouteverystereotypicalconceptthatvampireswereonceknownforMythsaboutvampire'sdate backasfarasAncientGreece.Storiespasseddownthroughtheagesbeforebringingusoneofthemost recognizablevampiresCountDraculaThebookCountDraculabyBramStokerin1897isthestartofthehorror monsterfictionthattraditionalvampiresareknowntobe.Vampiresarenolongermonstersthathavehumanlike qualities.Vampireshavetransformedthemselvesfromcreepycreatures...
ComparingDraculaAndBramStoker'sDracula
BramStoker'sDraculaisanalogoustothe1958movieHorrorofDraculaDracula,anovelfrom1897,isastoryof agroupoffriendswhobattlefortheirlivesagainstthecurseofthevampire.Theyfightforpeaceandclarity,in ordertoresumetheirdailylivesTheHorrorofDracula,A1958film,isastoryoftwomenthatunitetosavetheir familyfromthecurseofthevampire.Betweenboththefilmandthenovel:theoverallcontext,characters,and mythsremainsimilar,howeversmalldifferences
PowerlessnessInDracula
whatoutcometheywillachieve.Humanshaveadrivetocontroltheirlivesinhopestoobtainwhattheydesireand deserve.InBramStoker'sDracula,thefearofbeingpowerlessinasituationisshownrepeatedlytoreinforcethe notionthatnotallcanbecontrolledThereisanongoingpowerstrugglebetweenthecharactersandneveratruly clearwinner.Draculapossessesthemajorityofpowerthroughoutthebook.Hissupernaturalabilitiesgrantshim withanupperadvantageoveramortalhumanHe
SexualityInDracula
forthefreshbloodofavirgin.ManyofthesestereotypicalvampiresareinfluencedbythestoryofDracula,heldin theVictorianeraYet,manyofthestoriespublishedaboutvampiresdivergefromthemessagethatBramStokeris tryingtomake.DuringtheVictorianperiod,sexualityisrepressedbysociety,assexualbehaviorsfromwomenare viewedasunacceptable.IntheGothichorrornovelDracula,BramStokerusesthetraumaticexperienceof JonathanHarkeratCountDracula'scastleandtheinvasion
StereotypesOfDraculaInBramStoker'sDracula
BlehBlehBlehWhatdoesthenotoriousbloodsuckingDraculahaveincommonwiththeattractivevampiresthat areshowninthemovieTwilight?Alotactually,notonlydotheysharethesamenameof"Vampire"or"Undead", theyalsosharethesamepowersandneeds.Thevampiregenrehasgonealongway,specificallywithbookslike BramStoker'sDraculaItfirststartedoutasfolkloreandthenitturnedintoapopulartopicofwritinginearly Europeanculture.BramStokerthencombinedwhathe...
WomenInDracula
ThereareacoupledifferentfemaleleadsthatareinDraculaThereisLucy,MinaandDracula'sthreefemale vampiresthatliveinthecastle.MostVictorianwomenwerenotperceivedassexualbeingstheywerepureand innocentwaitingformentomarrythemandwerenotputintothespotlightBramStokerassociatesvampirism andsexualityintheearlypartsofthebookwhenthethreefemalesvisitJonathanJonathandescribestheencounter as,"Thegirlwentonherknees,andbentoverme,simply...
VampirismInDracula
ThenovelDraculabyBramStokerisreveredbymanyasoneofthemostwell-known19th-centuryGothichorror becauseofitsuseofpsychologicalandsupernaturalhorror,whichaddontothealreadycomplexpremiseofthe storyAlongwiththis,Stoker'sdescriptionsofhislocationsarevivid,whichhelpthereadersinenvisioningthe ambienceandintensityofthescenes,reinforcingthehorroraspectofthenovel.Interestingly,thecharactershave beenthesubjecttonumerousscholarlystudies...
DraculaInBramStoker'sDracula
ThroughoutDracula,itisclearthatthevampireisaforcetobereckonedwith,worthyofthefearaccompanyingits labelItisalsoapparentthattheCountisasupernaturalcreatureThetownspeoplestronglyadviseRenfield againsttravellingatnightandbecomeaghastwhentheyrealizethatheintendstotraveltoCastleDracula.Despite theirwarnings,Renfieldbelievesthatalloftheirconcernsimplystemsfromsuperstition.Laterinthemovie, Draculahimselfsubtlyconfirmsthatheisa
ArchetypesInDracula
Representationsofthevampirearchetypehavechangedovertime.Thisisbecausepeoplehavedifferentcontextof vampiresduetodifferenterasTheBramStoker'soriginalvampiretext"Dracula"isabouttwomengoingona businesstriptomeetDracula.HewasverywelcomingbutafteradaythetwomansawDraculaforwhohewas reallywasavampireItreflectsthecontextof1897bythehumanssawthevampireasademonfromthedevil ThehumanssawtheVampirewasademonbecausetheywereevil...
VaguenessInDracula
consideredasoneofthemainfeaturesofgothicnovels.Accordingtothis,thedevelopmentofthedifferentiation between"outside"and"inside"hasencounteredtwoperiods,usingvampiregothicnovelsasexamplesFirstly, usingthenovel"Dracula",CountDraculaisdefinedasthe"outside",whichstillmirrorssomehumantendencyand instinctSecondly,using"Interviewwiththevampire",theintrospectivevampirelikeLouisisconsideredasthe "inside",whichsymbolizesmodernconsciousnesshowever...
DraculaInfluences
Dracula:InfluencesofthePresentandPastVampiresarenotcompletelyfictionalInthelate1890sBramStoker takeshistoricalinformationandoldEuropeanfolktalestocreatefamousGothicnovelslikeDracula;Before writingDracula,hestudiedforeightyearsstoriesofvampiresThetitleofStoker'sstoryhashistoricalsignificance toVladDraculIII,aWallachianrulerwhoimpaledhisvictimsonstakes.BramStokeralsowasinfluencedbyhis lifetime,beforethepublicationofDracula,Gothic
SexualityInDracula
TheclassicnovelDracula,writtenbyBrahmStoker,goesagainsttheVictorianErabeliefthatfemaleshavelittle sexualdesire.Womenwhowereeagertomarrywereassumedtohaveanoverlysexualappetite,makingthem unfitformarriageInDracula,Lucyisexcitedtohavemanysuitorsaskingforherhandinmarriage"Insertquote aboutallthesuitors"(Stoker).Lucyexpressesherdelightforhavingthefoursuitorsatherside.Thisquote demonstrateshowsheisnotshytoexpressherdesires
ElementsOfDracula
DuringtheVictorianerapeopleenjoyedgothichorrorbecauseoftheindustrializationofthetimeinwhichthey livedDraculaisaverypopularbookthatrivalsFrankensteininpopularityThebooksold3,000copiesinthefirst printing.DraculaisadarkgothichorrornovelwrittenbyBramStokerin1897.Stokerusesmanysettingelements toaddtothegothicnatureofthenovelwhicharearuinedcastle,fog/mist,andblood.Tostartwith,anexampleof Stoker'susetosetthesettinginagothic
SexualityInDracula
Don'tDenyYourselfAndyFengDraculabyBramStokerisahorrorstoryaboutahero'squesttoridtheworldof vampiresfromtheVictorianeraReadersarehorrifiedbyhisgraphicdescriptionsandhorrifyingstruggles However,Draculaismuchmorethanjustavampirefantasy;inthisnovel,BramStokerexplorestheunconscious sexualdesiresrepressedduringtheVictorianeraandthecontroversysurroundingsexualityJonathanisexposedto hisunconscioussexualfeelingsduringhismeetingwith...
ComparisonOfCountDraculaInBramStoker'sDraculaAndDracula
Draculaistheinfamousvampire,thatreaderswereï¬rstintroducedtobyIrishauthorBramStokerin1897when theyreadhisnovelDracula(Stoker).TheauthorconveysthestoryofCountDracula,amysteriousbeingthatis halfman,halfvampirethatsucksbloodfromtheneckofhisvictimstostayalive(Stoker).Thisnovelisan outstandingmasterpieceofwork,whichiswhyithasbeenaprototypeforvariousmoviereleasesoverthe decades,suchasNosferatu,HorrorofDracula,DraculaALove...
ComparisonofDraculaandBramStoker'sDraculaEssay
Compare/ContrastDraculaandBramStoker'sDraculaAnoticeabledifferenceinthewaymovieshavechanged overtheyearsisevidentwhencomparingandcontrastingtwofilmsofdifferenteraswhichbelongtothesame genreandcontainthesamesubjectmatterTwovampiremovies,DraculaandBramStoker'sDracula,presentan interestingexampleofthistypeofstudy.Comparingthe1931versionofDracula,starringBelaLugosi,with FrancesFordCoppola'sBramStoker'sDracula1993versionyields...
ViolenceinDracula
typesofliterature,violenceexiststoenhancethereader'sinterestinordertoaddasenseofexcitementorconflict toanovelThisstatementwithholdsmuchtruthfulnessduetothefactthatwithoutviolenceinapieceofliterature suchasDraculabyBramStoker,theplotwouldnothavethesameimpactifitwerelackingviolence.Sotoholds truetothatofthemovie.Themoviebaresdifferentcharacteristicsthenthatofthebook.Firstoff,thewholeordeal withthewolfescapingandjumping
CharacteristicsOfDracula
history,vampireshavebeenevilandhideousmonstersasportrayedinmanypiecesofliteratureincludingBram Stoker'sDraculaInthenovel,Dracula,Stoker'suseoflanguageandimageryshowshowthemainprotagonist, Draculahasthecharacteristicsofamonster.ThefirstpieceofevidenceforwhyDraculahasthecharacteristicsof amonsteriswhenStokerdescribesDraculaasbeingamysteriousmonsterthathasmanyunknownpowerswhois extremelystrong,intelligent,wiseandeverythinghe...
ChristianityInDracula
InthenovelDraculabyBramStoker,theroleofChristianityandCatholicismisevidentthroughoutthenovel.The actionstakenbyoneofthecharactersinparticular,Dracula,theantagonistandvampireofthestoryarequite similartomanyofthecharacteristicsseeninChristianityyettheyseemtobedarklydistorted.Thecharacterof Draculacanbeinterpretedastheanti-christofthetale,evenhisname"Dracula"translatesto"SonoftheDragon" Contrarytotheactionsandbeliefsofanti-Christian...
InequalitiesInDracula
individualityandfreedomVictoriansocietyinitstimeperiodtookonanextremelyconservativebehaviorSex andwomanlyfreedomswerestronglycontroversialtopics.Thesocietyencouragedanoverallchasteandmodest lifestyleSinceStokerwroteDraculainthelate19thcentury,itlefttheexpectationsandstandardsforwomen immeasurablylimiting.Fromthis,stemmedgenderrolesandotherinequalitiesbetweenthesexeswhichmeant...
EssayonDraculaandWomeninBramStoker'sDracula
BramStokerwrotetheinfamousnovel,DraculaThisnovelwascomposedinthestyleofletters,journalentries, newspaperarticlesandtelegramsinordertoconveytothereaderarealisticstory.ThestoryofDraculaisaboutan ancientvampirewhomovestoLondonfromhisnativecountryofTransylvania.InLondon,Draculaseducesand bitesayoungwomanbythenameofLucyWestenraWhenLucyfallssick,nooneknowshowtohelpher becausewhileDraculahasbittenhermanytimesshehasalways...
FeminismInDracula
undeniablybifurcatedthebiologicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomensociallyandspatiallyAnywomanwho didnotfitwithinapatriarchalconceptofwhatconstitutedtheproperwomanbecameafemalepariah,ostracised fromsocietyInthenovelsDracula,byBramStoker,andTheBloodoftheVampire,byFlorenceMarryat,the characterisationsofthefemalevampiresseemtoeithersupportunfavourablecriticism
CharacterismInDraculaByBramStoker'sDracula
DraculaDraculaisahorrornovelwrittenin1897byBramStokerSincethepublicationofthisnovelonMay26, 1897,ithasinspiredthousandsofauthors;theyhaverecreateditandaddedmoredramaticcharacteristicstoit. Nowadaysitscommontoknowwhatvampiresare,butbackinthosedayswhenthenovelwaspublisheditwas somethingnewandpeoplegotscaredwhentheyheardthename"Dracula".Todaymanypeoplereflectenthusiasm bywatchingtvshowsorevenmoviesaboutitThenovel
DraculaAndVampirism
ThewaybywhichDraculafeeds,forinstance,echothemechanicsofsexualintercourse:hewaitstobebeckoned intohisvictim'sbedroom,thenhepiercesherbodyinawaythatmakesherbleed.Inthemindofmen,thisacthas thesameeffectasarealsexualencounter–it
CarmillaandDracula
twogothictales'Carmilla'and'Dracula'inrelationtoculturalcontextsinwhichtheyexistasbeingpresentedtothe readerthroughthegenderbehaviourandsexualitythatisportrayedthroughthetextsVampirestoriesalwaysseem toinvolvesomeaspectofsexualityandpower.JosephSheridanLeFanuwroteCarmilla.Itwasfirstpublishedin 1872aspartofthecollectionofshortstoriestitles'InaGlassDarkly'CarmillapredatesthepublishingofDracula by25years.Laura,whoisalso...
HomosexualityInDracula
andHomosexualityweredefinitelyconsideredverytabootopicsandwerenevermentionedpubliclyNonetheless, Stokerstillmanagedtoincorporatealotofsexualconnotationsandevenexplicitlytargetsconceptsoflust.The sexualreferencesinDraculaareexpressedthroughthesymbolismofblood,wherebloodtransfusionsorblood suckingindicatessexualintercourse.Consideringthesexualsymbolismofblooditselfandthecountexchanging bloodwithMinaagainstherwill,wecanseehowthis
WomenInDracula
TherolesofwomeninDraculabyBramStokerarepresentedthroughMinaandLucyandtheCount'sthreebrides. Theyallhelptoreinforcetheideaofthetypicallygothicfemale:withthebridesappearingtoJonathanHarkeras bothphysicallyattractiveandrepulsive,effectivelylinkingtotheideathattheypresentharlotrytraitswhichecho Coleridge'sassertionoffemalegothiccharacters.AccordingtoCarolSenf,thethreefemalevampireswhomenace Jonathan"areimportantprimarilytointroduce
TheRoleOfWomenInDraculaByBramStroker'sDracula
InBramStroker'sDracula,thecharacterofMinamustovercomeherfearsinordertosurvive,whichistrueof thosepeoplewholivedduringtheVictorianEraBramStokerwrotehisnovelDraculatargetingthosewhowere lesscapableofsurvivingintheVictorianEra.Themainideaofthenovelistoshowthatthebigger,stronger personwillalwaysgoafterthelesser,moredefenselessperson,whichinmostcasesiswomen.Draculaalso targetsChristiansandthosewhoworshipGodStokermakes
DictionInDracula
DraculaThroughoutthenineteenthcentury,womenwereoftensupposedtobeseenratherthanheardThenew emergingwomanwhowasoutspoken,overlysexualandeducatedwasoftenlookeddownuponandseenasa lowerclassofsocietyStokerusesDracula'sthreesisterstoassociatelustandsexwiththevileandevilofthenew woman.Stokerusesaprovocativeandseductivetoneanddictiontoexpressthenewhyper-sexualwoman.His dictionisverydetailedindescribingthesexualactionsofthe
BramStoker'sDracula-Dracula
Hargrave7/25/2016Eng2305DraculaInterpretiveEssayInBramStoker'sDracula,weareintroducedtothe monsterthatisDracula.ThroughouthisStokertouchesonseveralthemesofDracula'smonstrosity.Thispaperwill exploreBramStoker'sDraculaunderthetheoryof,"TheMonsterDwellsattheGatesofDifference"Therejection ofmodernity,sexualexpression,andthexenophobicthreatfromOldWorldEuropeareallgatesofdifferencethat StokertouchesonDraculadwellsatthegatesofdifference
FearAndDesireInDracula,AndBramStoker'sDracula
out,thepeoplewheredividedbetweenteamJacobandteamEdward.Teenagegirlswouldswoonoverthese monsters,dangerousyetalluringDesireandfearsomeofthemostprominentemotionsexhibitedinDracula BramStoker,Nosferatu,F.W.Murnau,Dracula,TodBrowning,andBramStoker'sDracula,FrancisFord Coppola."Humancharactersarecaughtupinthestrugglebetweentheseemotionswhenitcomestovampires;this oppositiondrivesforwardthedifferentplots…vampireattributessuchasphysical
It'sneverexactlyraretofindaniconicvampireinvampireliteratureDracula,fromBramStoker'snovel,and Lestat,fromInterviewwiththeVampire,arefarfromthesamebuttheydoappearassimilarinreadingsThey bothappearaspowerfulleadersinthenovels.Asvampirestheyshareverysimilarcharacteristicsbutthenovels surroundingthemshowlesssimilaritiesForexampletheotherturnedvampiresdon'tsharethesame characteristicsandhavedifferentoutlooksofbeingavampire....
DraculaAndModernPerversionsInBramStoker'sDracula
perversionsofthevampiregenre,BramStoker'sDraculawasslowerinprogression,yetdeeperinmeaningIn moderninterpretationsofthegenre,suchasTwilight,VampireDiaries,andTheOriginals,whichareallstoriesI enjoyed,theplotprogressesquicklyandvampiresareportrayedasredeemableContrastingthesestories,Dracula progressessluggishlywithStokergiving"toomuchinformation"throughouttheentirenovelMoreover,Count Draculaisseenasanirredeemable,soullessmonster.Since...
DraculaJournalQuestions:AnAnalysisOfBramStoker's'Dracula'
DraculaJournalQuestions1HowdoestheRenfieldsub-plotfunctioninthenovel?Whatwouldbelostifitwere removed?TheRenfieldsub-plotinthenovelDraculabyBramStokerfunctionsasareflectionofStoker'sviewson thehumansubconsciousItiseasyforDraculatotakecontroloverRenfieldbecauseofRenfield'sfragileand easilysubduednature,areinterpretationofthehumansubconscious.StokerarguesthroughtheRenfieldsub-plot thathumansareeasilypersuadedbytheirdesires...
ComparingDraculaAndDraculaFromInterviewWithTheVampire
DraculaEssay
BramStoker'sDraculaLordsofthedarkness,DarklingDancers,Nosferatu,Vrikolakas.Andthelistgoesonlike thisThevampireconceptisthoughtbythemosttobeamyththathascreptintoalmosteverycultureIthas influencedmanywriterstowritenovelsonthemandmanydirectorstoshootfilmson.Vampiremythsgoback wayintothetimesoffirstrecordedhistory.Manydifferentlegendsareknownaboutthemvaryingfromthe Chinesebeliefoftheglowingredeyedmonsterswithgreenor
DraculaByBramStoker'sDracula
Vampiresasawholespecieshavechangedastimeprogresses,andsohasBramStoker'siconicCountDracula. AlthoughtheCountranksas,perhaps,themostfamousvampire,vampirestories,myths,andlegendswerein circulationforoveracenturybeforeStokerwroteDracula.Startinginthe1700's,vampirestoriesbeganappearing insoutheasternEurope,exploitingfearsofwitchesandevilspiritsLikemanymonsters,vampiresevolvedto reflectsocietalfearswhichwastakenadvantageofbyseveral...
DraculaExposedInBramStoker'sDracula
seeninthenovelDraculabyBramStoker.However,thenewervampires"drinkbloodtosurviveandmaintain theirpowers"(Truebloodwiki)ThisdescriptionofvampiresissimilartotheOxforddefinitionHowever,inthis description,therearenomentionsaboutleavingitsgraveatnightandbitingneckswithteeth.Reasonwhythe definitionshaschangedisbecausethevampireshaschangedoverthecenturiesTherearetwotypesofvampires: theoldervampiresandthenewer...
ComparingDraculaAndMaryShelley's'Dracula'And' Frankenstein'
BaileyABlazeMrsDuffeyAPEnglish1217Aug2015DraculaandFrankensteinDraculaandFrankensteinare bothnovelswithinthecategoryofFantasy.TheyarebothalsowrittenintheGothicstyle.TheauthorsofDracula andFrankensteineachexperiencedmanyhardshipsintheirlifeSomethatmayhaveaffectedthethemesusedin theirnovels,andsomecontinuedtoaffectthemafterthenovelswerepublished.BramStokerandMaryShelley aretwoauthorsthatshapedtheGothicgenreintothe
DraculaReflection
WhenyouhearthewordDracula,whatwordsdoyouassociatewithhim?Dead,scary,vampire?Formost,it wouldbealloftheabove.However,whenspeakingaboutDracula,noonehardlyutterthewordman.Dracual depictiondrewafinelineofhimbeingbothmanandmonster,butcanwereallysaythatheisofmanwhenhis abletoturnintodifferentcreatures?Dracula'scomplexpersonalityandhumanformwillbediscussedthroughlyin thisessay,whilealsotouchingonthesubjectofhissexualneeds
VladTheImpaler'sDracula
ofTurksHisson,VladIII,tookthename"Dracula"meaning"SonoftheDevil"("VladtheImpaler(Dracula) VladTepes").VladIIIliveduptothistitle.HebecameaverypowerfulWallachianruler.VladDracula'srule revealedoneofthecruelest,mostmercilessleadersinworldhistory.VladDracula'sstorywasinterestingfromthe verybeginningVladwasbornintheTransylvaniancityofSighisoarainthewinterof1431("VladTheImpaler" ...
HollywoodAndDraculaComparison
BramStoker'sDraculaMeetsHollywoodFormorethan100years,BramStoker'sVictoriannovel,Dracula,has remainedoneofthemostsuccessfulandreverednovelseverpublished.Sinceitsreleasein1897,nootherliterary publicationhasbeenthesubjectofcinematicreproductionasmuchasDraculaDraculahasinvoluntarilybecome themostmediafriendlypersonalityofthe20thcentury.Whenanovel,suchasDracula,istransformedintoa cinematicversion,theendproductisusuallymediocre...
