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Vampire stories have been popular for years. One such vampire is Dracula of Bram Stoker’s novel. Dracula drives the plot in many ways, but he is not always the nice guy. Not everyone like him; in fact most are scared of him. Dracula is dynamic, but the antagonist for several reasons. Dracula is evil, scares everyone, and he kills a lot of people. Dracula is a vampire. He is described as tall, old, cleanly shaven, thin nose, pointy ears, and sharp white teeth. He cannot be seen in mirrors, he refuses to eat, and is clad from head to toe in black. “When the count saw my face his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab for my throat.” (Stoker) This quote comes after Johnathan Harker cuts himself to shaving. We also …show more content…
He sucks the blood out of Lucy. He is connected to the three lady vampires that stay in Dracula's castle. Other than these connections Dracula doesn't interact with any other characters. Most of Dracula's relationships were negative. Dracula is a dynamic character, he is also the antagonist. Dracula is dynamic because he changes throughout the story. He changes from a very nice welcoming character to Johnathan, to an evil bloodsucking, and aggressive vampire. He is the antagonist, he kills Lucy, who did not do anything to deserve it. He scares Johnathan and almost kills him as well. Dracula drives the plot in several ways. He decides to come to England, which is why he invites Johnathan into his castle. “ I had the idea to go to London.” (Stoker) London is also where Lucy lives. Dracula kills Lucy. Killing Lucy causes her to become a vampire. I feel like Dracula is very evil and certainly rude. He kills The innocent for no reason. Lucy did not do anything to Dracula. He scares Johnathan and made him feel like he was going to die. He makes people fear him. The entire village was scared for Johnathan when he told them he was going to the count’s castle. They even put a crucifix around his neck before he arrived at the

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