Addiction‚ Bullying and Self-empowerment in Buffy the vampire Slayer by Rob Cover and it involves the fictional character‚ Willow‚ and her addiction to magic. The article shares several similarities with the peer reviewed article Battling Addictions in Dracula by Kristina Aikens‚ and “[I]s it dangerous?” Alternative readings of “drugs” and “addiction” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Jo Latham. All three articles explain the drug references in vampire media albeit with different points and interpretations
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sophisticated vampire; it is arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century‚[9] inspiring such works as Varney the Vampire and eventually Dracula.[10] However‚ it is Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula that is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and which provided the basis of modern vampire fiction. Dracula drew on earlier mythologies of werewolves and similar legendary demons and "was to voice the anxieties of an age"‚ and the "fears of late Victorian patriarchy"
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describe a history to teach people‚ especially children‚ about social rules and values. In the other hand‚ we have Varney the Vampire and Dracula‚ those are gothic stories in which allegory and archetypes are used to create the atmosphere of darkness and danger while the story is developed to entertain readers. Little Red Cap together with Varney the Vampire and Dracula are three examples of literature which are characterized by the representation of two specific roles‚ the insiders and the outsiders
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Does Dracula‚ Queen of the Damned‚ or Anne Rice sound familiar? Surely‚ they must‚ but not just for one person. In fact‚ for people all over the world! The three terms expressed all have one thing in common; vampires. These mythical creatures are one of the most popular horror-related figures. Vampires may be a frightening subject for most‚ but that does not take away from the fact of their popularity throughout. The fascination of vampires has greatly affected past‚ present‚ and future cultures
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Good Intentions; Unfortunate Results “The path to hell is paved with good intentions‚” says an English Proverb. This can also be seen as true about literature set in the 17th century all the way to characters living in the turn of the 19th century. Those were simpler times when people believed in the devil‚ witches and vampires as explanations because there were so many things they didn’t understand. Characters in these strict moral times would try to do what they thought would be for the best
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History 10 25 November 2015 Vlad the Impaler Dracula. Just the name strikes fear in the mind of many‚ with images of black-clad creatures with fangs and widows peaks that could make Marilyn Monroe jealous. Well‚ the real Dracula was just as terrifying‚ if not more‚ just without the blood sucking. Vlad Dracul III was a member of the House of Drăculești‚ a branch of the House of Basarab‚ also known‚ using his patronymic‚ as Vlad Drăculea or Vlad Dracula. (cite) He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler
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of the night. The setting of the story starts in February in the darkness of the night. The actors are in New England and the Play director is looking for people to act in the plays Dracula ‚ Hamlet ‚ and Charley’s Aunt. The actors are in New England and the Play director is looking for people to act in the plays Dracula
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apparent in the following works: Joyce Carol Oates’‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Perrault and Grimms‚ "Little Red Riding Hood;” "Little Red Cap;" Sylvia Plath’s‚ Collected Poems‚ Antigone (Sophocles and Anouilh); and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚" Oates gave voice to a fifteen-year-old girl‚ Connie‚ who gets caught alone in her house by Arnold Friend‚ a killer based on Schmid who slowly seduces her from outside her flimsy screen
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29‚ 2013 Vlad the Impaler: The definition of Evil One mans good could be another mans evil. Some men follow through with acts that are so morally and ethically depraved that no sane person could justify them. Vlad the Impaler‚ a.k.a. Vlad III‚ Dracula or Tepes was a man who reigned Wallachia for a bloody six years and relished in the heinous acts that he committed. Born in 1431‚ like his father‚ Vlad III‚ had become a member of the Order of the Dragon‚ an order of elite selected royal families
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Women in Victorian Novels Women play a very important role in book or novel. They serve as symbols for change or stability. In the novels Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell‚ and Dracula by Bram Stoker there are women characters that portray and represents the ideologies of the Victorian time. Through these women were able to capture a glimpse of what life was like for the Victorian woman and what was expected of them. These women
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