Dracula Essays

Both Bram Stokers’ classic Gothic novel ‘Dracula’ and Sarah Waters’ contemporary Gothic novel ‘The Little Stranger’ use gothic tropes to create a sense of fear in their audiences. However, the ending juxtapose each other in the sense that Stoker vanquishes all evil while Waters’ leaves her ending ambiguously fearful and …

Dracula was written in 1897 by Irish Novelist Bram Stoker, Other Novels written Pre – 1940 included; The Invisible Man by H. G Wells (1866 – 1966), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louise Stevenson ( 1850 – 1894), Dr Frankenstein and the Monster by Mary Shelly ( 1797 …

The extract taken from ‘The Cheerleader’ uses a mixture of formal and informal lexis. It is formal to an extent, as the story is being narrated it uses formal lexis like “liability” and other such words, giving the text a sense of seriousness. The speech of the vampire also sounds …

The protagonist and story of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula have been widely adapted in films throughout many years. The legendary creature has mesmerized and frighten readers and viewers for nearly a century. Francis Ford Coppola however use the erotic romance of the original novel in order to illustrate a tragic …

A Marxist reading is one which interprets history as a series of class struggles. Marxists believe that, within a society, people think and behave according to basic economic factors. These factors are derived from the dominant class imposing their beliefs on the lower classes in order to make them conform …

Throughout history authors have used many different techniques to convey their message to readers. These techniques compliment Stoker’s work and help bring their story to life. Bram Stoker’s classic gothic romance novel Dracula, illustrates horrific actions of a count, and disturbing events that occur in Transylvania. Many literary techniques are …

“Dracula” is a complicated novel with many themes. Perhaps the most prominent theme is the derogatory portrayal of women. During the time period “Dracula” was written, there was a large feminist movement and women’s traditional roles were starting to change. As seen in “A Doll’s House” , women were supposed …

The role of the women in the story Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is seen as one that defines the role of women in society during the nineteenth century. During this time in Victorian England, women held a role that required them to behave in a certain way. The norm of …

Sexuality in Bram Stoker’s DraculaBram Stoker’s Dracula, favorably received by critics upon publication in 1897, entertained its Victorian audience with unspeakable horrors such as vampires invading bedrooms to prey on beautiful maidens under the guise of night. The novel’s eroticism proved even more unspeakable. Received in the era of repression, …