Vlad the Impaler‚ a.k.a. Vlad III‚ Dracula‚ Drakulya‚ or Tepes‚ was born in late 1431‚ in the citadel of Sighisoara‚ Transylvania‚ the son of Vlad II or Dracul‚ a military governor‚ appointed by Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. Vlad Dracul was also a knight in the Order of the Dragon‚ a secret fraternity created in 1387 by the Emperor‚ sworn to uphold Christianity and defend the empire against the Islamic Turks. Transylvania‚ along with Moldavia‚ and Wallachia‚ are now joined together as Romania. The
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In Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula (1897)‚ one of the main motifs present throughout the whole piece is Catholicism. Catholicism does not only appear as a motif but also as a major theme in the novel. On the books‚ Broker was known to be a Protestant‚ however after releasing his novel Dracula‚ he was considered of being “a closet Catholic cloaking his dangerous views in a relatively safe literary medium” (Starrs‚ D. Bruno). Even though the novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs‚ Bram Stoker was
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“‘Frankenstein’ is primarily a novel about the supernatural” Explore this idea in Shelley’s novel and consider how Dracula illuminates your understanding of the core text. The idea of the supernatural is an idea that has been around for centuries and is an idea that both Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker choose when they wrote their novels ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Dracula’. The idea of the supernatural in its literal meaning is the opposite of anything natural; it is the existence beyond the visible and observable
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Alex Prather Weems British Literature August 9‚ 2010 Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker‚ is quite the epitome of the gothic novel. Towards the beginning of the story‚ the setting takes place in an old and ominous castle‚ which is highly characteristic of gothic literature. Harker’s tribulation begins when “the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle‚” (Stoker 18). There is also a gloomy and menacing tone given to the setting of the novel‚ as in most pieces
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The Role Of Characters In Dracula and Carmilla February 16th‚ 2009 EN-102-69 Professor Kaplan Essay 1 – Final Draft Acknowledgements This paper would not have been possible without the help of many people. Firstly‚ I would like to thank my classmates for all of their inputs and perspectives‚ in class discussions‚ thread discussions and their papers‚ which helped me gain a complete understanding of the two stories. I would also like to thank my peer edit partners Joey and Michele who provided me
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Use Of The Diary Form Narrative in The Novel Dracula The Irish author‚ Bram Stoker‚ was a creative and intellectual writer‚ and as such‚ wrote the gothic novel Dracula in the diary form of narrative. This was a good choice of how to write the novel since it was very beneficial to the plot of Dracula. Examples of how the diary form is beneficial to Dracula are seen in his writing and book‚ as I will now commence in telling you. One of the greatest benefits of the diary narrative
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document examination‚ fingerprints‚ fire and explosion investigation‚ microscopy and vehicle examination. Task 3: Mounted Police w/ Bryony Stringer a. Since horses have been used since the Military Mounted Police rode into the Victorian colony in 1836. When the Victorian police was established‚ it brought together many mounted units throughout Victoria to become united in the Mounted Branch. Police officers that apply for the mounted branch‚ must have completed at least two years of service and
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still wanted to conquer boredom. A group of such people can be found in the residents of Victorian England. They developed new sports‚ created games‚ wrote plays‚ and made music. Entertainment was an important part of the lives of those living in Victorian-era England. Similar to today’s culture‚ sports played a large role in entertainment in the Victorian-era. The author of “Victorian Sports” notes‚ “Victorian
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The play that was shown at Utica College‚ Dracula‚ had a theme that portrayed tragedy or good vs. evil. Tragedy can be described as the theme for this play because the play consisted of a fight between love and life‚ where in the process there were a lot of deaths. The director’s vision of this play resembled that a common story of tragedy. This play is considered to be a core concept because there was no suprising or unexpected elements throughout the play‚ such that the concept was‚ indeed succesfully
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In Dracula written by Bram Stoker there is a constant battle between reason using superstition and rationality. Jonathan and Seward are both British men and subsequently express a more rational mindset. As the text continues and Dracula plays a larger role‚ the characters are forced to use a superstition to describe his role. By the end of the text‚ Jonathan and Seward use spiritual reasoning to defeat Dracula. Yet these characters use spiritual reasoning‚ scientific reason becomes the successor
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