Samuel Grundhoefer Professor Thomas 2/20/2012 Dracula: A better read‚ or a better movie? Since the beginning of the moving picture‚ directors have been recreating books into movie. More often than not‚ the directors will change the original plot line of the book. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula the director changes the plot in a few different instances but for the most part‚ the director keeps the same plotline. Some similarities between the book and the movie are: the genre and setting‚ loss of
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In an analysis of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and one of many film adaptions‚ Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ it is very evident that the female characters within the movie and the book are remarkably different. Not only is the love interest between Mina (Ryder) Harker and Dracula (Oldman) an addition to the movie‚ but the extreme sexualization of all the female characters within the film adaption portray the women in a new light. Through the distinction in character portrayal between the movie and the
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monster in his novel‚ Dracula. Stoker uses a series of letters and journal entries to tell the story form a first person point of view. The Count‚ for whom the book is named‚ seems to be invincible to mere man. Stoker uses his character of Dracula to reflect the elements of romanticism through his supernatural powers‚ a fascination with youth and innocence‚ and imagery. Dracula seems to possess unexplainable supernatural powers. When Jonathan Harker is traveling to castle Dracula‚ he is unaware that
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"Homosexuality in Dracula" The legendary novel Dracula is gothic‚ bloody and oozing with sexuality. Bram Stoker ’s vampiric plot reflects his ideology and experience and Dracula received a lot of attention from critics who showed various complex interpretations. During this course we have looked at critical essays that looked in depth at different scenes in Dracula and we drew different images from critics ’ interpretations‚ which were built on their understanding of these scenes. Most of these
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There are both many similarities and differences when comparing and contrasting Shakespeare’s play Hamlet versus Franco Zefferelli’s film version. The most obvious difference between the two is that they are different mediums‚ one is written and one is visual. People can have varied perceptions from what you thought the appearances and mannerisms of the characters to be while reading the text then when you see them on the screen. Hamlet appeared to be much older in the film than Ophelia‚ who looked
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Dracula reflects both Bram Stoker’s context and his interest in controversial ideas. Use ‘Dracula’ and ‘Van Helsing’ to demonstrate what concepts and concerns have endured and how they have been represented in both texts. JUSTIN LIANG Dracula ( novel) written by Bram stoker is a text which reflects its English Victorian era context‚ where gender roles were repressed and science and religion had a conflicting relationship. Van Helsing (Stephen Summers) is a contemporary reproduction which demonstrates
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Over the course of cinematic history‚ many filmmakers have attempted to recreate the chilling‚ unprecedented world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Arguably very few have succeeded‚ for the majority of directors tend to avoid the pervasive sexuality inherent in the novel. It is a difficult task to achieve‚ considering the blatant imagery surrounding sex and vampirism‚ such as the reproduction following a vampiric encounter and the phallocentric nature of the violence committed both by and against these
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Running head: The Erotic and Sexual Nature of Dracula The Erotic and Sexual Nature of Dracula Kimberly Irish Axia College of University of Phoenix 1 Abstract Dracula‚ is the king of the vampires. Since Bram Stoker ’s novel was published a fascination with vampires has boomed. In its wake there have been countless books‚ films and research on Dracula. One often overlooked element in the ’Dracula universe ’ is the use of erotic and sexual references. These references are sometimes subtle
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During his time in Castle Dracula‚ Jonathan Harker encounters three vampire women when he falls asleep in what used to be a lady’s sitting room. When he awakens in the middle of the night‚ Jonathan sees three women in the room and two send the third to ‘kiss him’. Before she is able to‚ Dracula appears and drives them off‚ leaving Jonathan to wonder if the whole experience was merely a dream. The whole experience sets off Jonathan’s curiosity and drives him to continue exploring the castle and eventually
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supernaturally evil sisters are Dracula and Macbeth. Dracula is about an old vampire coming to London and some vampire hunters trying to track him down‚ after he kills someone they love‚ and turns her. There are three vampire sisters in the book seen in Dracula’s castle. Macbeth is about a thane who gets greedy and kills to get and keep the throne‚ and his guilt from those deeds. There are three witch sisters in the play/book seen by Macbeth and Banquo. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ the weird sisters are more
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