Hush‚ the tenth episode of the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer‚ first aired in December 1999. At the time of the show’s fourth season it had grown a large and devoted following; about 7% of all households watching television tuned in to the episode’s debut (Ray‚ 2001). Its original context addresses at its surface the layered nature of communication; “So this is what it is‚” the introductory lines to the episode tell the audience‚ “Talking about communication. Talking about language; not
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the United States and given to the author by a vampire named Henry Sturges. When Abraham Lincoln is only eleven years old‚ he learns from his father‚ Thomas that vampires are‚ in fact‚ real. Thomas explains to his son that a vampire killed Abraham’s grandfather (also named Abraham Lincoln) in 1786. Young Abraham is also shocked to learn that his beloved mother‚Nancy succumbed not to milk sickness but rather to being given a "fool’s dose" of vampire blood‚ the result of Thomas’s failure to repay
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is written mostly by Joss Whedon‚ who also wrote most of the TV show Firefly. "Buffy" is still a show many hold high esteem and admiration for since it is 1. #38 of 60 best TV Guide Magazine’s 60 Best Series of All Time.Whedon is also known for his episodes filled with literary elements including Theme. In Sunnydale‚ many ironically find non-verbal communication to be more effective and powerful than just speaking to one another at a time when traditional conversation is
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Steve Leonard was Darren’s best friend but after he gets told he has evil blood by a vampire he turns bad. He gets blooded by an evil vampire and hunts down Darren with his new allies. Later in the series Steve is revealed to be the lord of shadows‚ who is destined to bring about the end of the world. Steve fights Darren in the second to last book and they both die. Over the course of the series you watch Steve evolve and become the main villain in the story. At the beginning Steve is Darrens friend
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In Lyle H. Kendall’s writing of “The Vampire Motif in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher‚’” he relates vampirism to Poe’s story through the Roderick Usher’s letter‚ the Usher family itself‚ and the ending of the story. Roderick Usher‚ main character and the brother of Madeline Usher‚ writes a letter to the narrator where he tells of “bodily as well as mental disorder” within the family and urges him to visit soon. His interpretation of that is the family’s bodily disorder being the vampirism that affects
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All ghosts and vampires are never only ghosts and vampires . There’s a thin line between the ordinary and the monstrous. Vampirism is beyond just vampires. More so‚ selfishness‚ exploitation‚ a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people. Seeing this situation in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ was a connection between the two. The novel opens with Hester‚ the protagonist‚ being led to the scaffold where she is to be publicity shamed for having commited adultery. Hester is forced to
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the fields of film and literature. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer‚ Dracula is depicted as being both serious and humorous. These attributes deviate from the original account where Dracula is shown as being powerful and evil. Evidently‚ past adaptations have not portrayed him as having a sense of humor. It is asserted that the power of a vampire is rooted in darkness and in his self. There is some truth in the statement owing to the fact that vampires possess supernatural weaknesses and powers. Dracula
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Vampires have stepped out of the darkness and into the Hollywood spotlight by dominating best-selling books‚ television shows‚ and movies. Since the beginning of civilization vampires existed as a metaphor for beliefs concerning life and death and societal issues. They evoke images of beautiful seductive creatures with fangs that seduce in their prey‚ with their mesmerizing stare along with their charm‚ wit‚ and most importantly good looks. Vampires have also evolved to fit into societal trends.
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Could Schizophrenia be the Answer to the Mysterious Vampire Legend? The vampire legend and many behaviors and experiences of schizophrenics seem to share many common traits. The traits that are most recognizable are "fears of being enclosed‚ periods of semistarvation or complete starvation‚ which can be associated with periodic gorging‚ reversal of the day-night cycle‚ and a preoccupation with or dread of mirrors" (Kayton 304). Though the term ’schizophrenia ’ or ’demence precoce ’ was
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“How has the concept of vampire changed over time? In your answer‚ refer to at least two texts” The concept of vampires is constantly changing over time. Everyone has their own perspective of vampires due to their different understandings. The myth of “vampires” is grounded in many superstitions‚ legends and folklore. Although modern thought has allowed people to dispel the belief in the existence of vampires‚ the myth has endured due to our fascination with the horrific and the unknown. Hence
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