by Hammer’s Dracula Collection (1958-1974) featuring Christopher Lee‚ Dracula Lord of the Dammed (2011)‚ Dracula Reborn (2012)‚ Dracula (2013) and many more. All of these adaptations have had varying amounts of success‚ but so many have been made so it begs the question did we really need another to add to this long list? Throughout the years Dracula’s character has been revised so many times‚ transforming dependent on Hollywood’s needs at the time. Original representations of Dracula are one dimensional
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The existence of alien and intolerable behavior generates fear into society’s mentality of the expected conduct. But does the ‘queer’ lurk under the bed? Or is it a part of all of us? The classic text “Dracula”‚ written by Bram Stoker‚ is valuable in understanding the course of society in its exploration of tabooed acts and mentalities‚ supported by the “Queer Theory” prevalent in the mid 1900’s. Although the queer theory describes the author’s subconscious drive for homosexual and feministic expression
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In Dracula and beloved cruelty is presented in many different ways. Cruelty In both of the books is based on people not accepting people who are different such as the black people in beloved and the vampires in Dracula. These characters are seen to be different‚ so they treat each other with cruelty. In “Dracula” cruelty comes from the main character who is Dracula. He is portrayed as being terrifying and “cruel looking” because he is seen to be foreign and different. Dracula is a vampire which
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Significance of the Storm Between the chapters of five and seven‚ Stoker used many signs to show that Dracula had entered England. One of the more prominent signs was seen in a newspaper clipping from August 8th‚ about through a storm that had hit a ship near Whitby. The storm set the mood of the chapter to be dark‚ gloomy and evil and Stoker described it using many literary devices. For instance‚ before the storm approached: The stillness of the air grew quite oppressive‚ and the silence was so
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Degenerate Characters of Dracula In the novel‚ Dracula‚ Bram Stoker puts together a variety of characters with several characteristics that are unique and somewhat alike in many ways. One way that some of the characters are similar is that they show signs of being a degenerate. A degenerate is a person who has sunk below a former or normal condition and lost normal or higher qualities. These people most likely have mentally and sometimes physically become deteriorated to the point where they
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This show‚ Program‚ is set in a utopian universe inspired by the iconic novel by Bram Stoker‚ Dracula. Within this utopian society‚ the poor population makes up the majority of the overall population and yet the 1% of wealthy hold all the power and control the government. The poor population are desperate for a way out of the system of poverty. Due to this‚ the president‚ O.J. OndskaKraft‚ offers a program in which those living in poverty may compete either individually or as team for what is advertised
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In Bram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ the most blatant and powerful symbol is blood. He takes the blood that means so much to the believers of this legend and has it represent more than even they could imagine. Blood is the main object associated with vampires and vampirism. From a mythical standpoint‚ it is the basis of life for the vampires as they feed off of the blood of young‚ vibrant souls. From a more scientific standpoint blood is what would drip out of the corpse ’s mouth when family members would
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From the ability to change physical form to a blood-thirsty nature society has always been morbidly fascinated with the concept of Dracula. It has not only seduced literature such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula but also infected mainstream music and film industries. Many composers have expanded and appropriated much of the vampire genre such as Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula and Slayer’s Bloodline. The ideas surrounding vampires has been of good versus evil‚ the nature of religion and immortality. It is
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Analysis of Gothic Texts Dracula (Novel) Bibliographical Information: Composer: Bram Stocker Published Text Name: Dracula Date Published: May 1897 Publisher Details: First published by Archibald Constable and Company 1897 This edition Published in Penguin Classic 1993 Question 1: Describe the subject matter‚ i.e. explain what the text is about. Dracula is an appealing text that has been loved for many years because one of its main themes is a great human conflict‚ the fight between good
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In Dracula‚ the normal gender roles are reversed‚ and the traditional Victorian readers are treated with an epic novel that does give the women the power over men. Gender and sexuality have been changing gradually‚ and its role in the society has equally been changing. In a succinct way‚ the change in the gender roles combined with the use of gothic descriptions gives this novel a very powerful impact on various aspects in the society. Gender provides a crucial role in this book with Count Dracula
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