Shadow of the Vampire is a post-modern text which is a reconstruction of Dracula‚ a novel by Bram Stoker‚ and Nosferatu a film directed by F.W. Murnau. The use of intertexuality in Shadow of the Vampire is a key aspect which allows it to echo; themes‚ the gothic mode and issues that are present in the other two texts. Through a clear pastiche‚ Merhige produces a new text from the old. Immortality is a key theme which has been subverted from the physical sense through sucking blood‚ as it’s represented
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truly good as it scars an evil spirit in the vampire. Another example of the conflict of good and evil is in Jonathon’s bedroom when Mina is drinking Dracula’s blood. Mina‚ the pure‚ chaste being‚ is dressed in all white while Dracula‚ the evil‚ corrupt being‚ is clad in pure black. The way the two are dressed is a representation of the contrast of good and evil. However‚ the most pronounced showing of the theme of Christian redemption is when a vampire is slain. The first example of this is when
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supernatural beings among a variety of other happenings. Many of these are touched upon in Dracula including‚ but not limited to‚ the half-being‚ physical boundaries‚ and the nature of the vampire. The half-being is liminal as it defines being composed of two different entities‚ but existing as neither independently. The vampire itself is a half-being as it exists as a human with animalistic powers and tendencies and the ability to transform into or possess certain other creatures. It is neither beast nor
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people who are narrow minded and clueless about the reality of the world. As Jonathan‚ Mina‚ Van Helsing‚ Lucy‚ and Dr.Seward experienced the pre-modern world‚ they soon realized the deeper reality of the world. They encountered Lucy turning into a vampire and she died by her husband’s hand. Even with all the evidence that proved superstition was real‚ the group was uncertain until the end. As a modern people‚ they were thinking sensibly in order to reach a reasonable conclusion. As time went on and
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a swashbuckling nineteenth-century lady named Jane Slayre from her foster care by her loathsome vampire kins‚ to her adulthood where she falls in love with a man by the name of Edward Rochester‚ as well as all of the zombie slaying Jane does amidst these two major points in her life. Jane Slayre‚ the protagonist‚ lionhearted demon-assassin heroine‚ and dauntless orphan who snubs the abominable vampire kinsfolk who fostered her‚ sets out on the counsel of her ghostly uncle to sharpen her skills as
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Dracula is a blood sucking‚ devious‚ evil vampire that many people have heard of. Dracula is known for being a fictional character‚ but Dracula was actually based off of a real person. Vlad III‚ Prince of Wallachia‚ was the person behind the cruel Dracula. Even though Dracula is a fictional character Vlad and Dracula have a lot more in common than what people will expect them to; given that one is just a made up vampire character from the head of someone who was believed to have been a madman to
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The types of children that are in the story are not your typical high school kids‚ who like hang out and have fun. They are all so different‚ between being a vampire‚ a vampire slayer or just simply looking for love‚ and will do anything to get it. The girls are all about getting that perfect romantic boyfriend. Meanwhile‚ the boys do not even know where to start. The significance of the rose corsage was the fact that it was the piece that girls use for such events like prom‚ which is where
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Achievement Standard 1.10 Title: Vampire Diaries Author: L.J Smith Text type: Novel I thoroughly enjoyed the novel ‘Vampire Diaries’ written by L.J Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert‚ a young high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two vampire brothers‚ Stefan and Damon Salvatore I admire the character Damon. From the start he proves to have a very flippant personality‚ taunting his younger brother with his desire to be human and his love for Elena. To many he
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around vampires. The mystical world of vampires has progressed throughout the years‚ from Bram Stocker’s atrocious view of the mythical creature‚ to today’s view of vampires. Currently we view vampires as attractive people with pale skin‚ unique eye colors‚ and sometimes skin that sparkles. The characteristics of vampires have changed drastically from the once sinister being. The differences in the three films: 1931 Bela Lugosi film‚ Van Helsing‚ and Hotel Transylvania‚ all show how vampires have developed
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In his article‚ Lyle H. Kendall Jr gives several examples and points to prove Madeline is a vampire: her appearance‚ the feeling of the presence of evil presented from the household‚ and the experiences with her evil spirit. Although Madeline only appears a sparse three times throughout the story‚ Kendall describes them as “nevertheless fraught with darkly suggestive significance.” A few days after the death of Madeline someone notices “the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom and the face‚ and
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