While we go in knowing exactly who dracula is, the characters have to be convinced of the monster. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to england, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires. She is also lucy westenras best friend, and, like lucy, she is chosen by dracula as a. The sheet, labeled historiae personae, lists the narratives. Count dracula a centuriesold vampire and transylvanian nobleman, count dracula inhabits a crumbling castle in the carpathian mountains. Dracula is such a romanticized character nowadays that being exposed to his true bram stoker style i turned the first page of this universally loved classic thinking that i was going to plunge into one of the worlds best love stories ever written, between dracula and a lovely lady. Explores the gothic nature and subtext of the work with a focus upon each area. This book is often believed to represent part of the life of vlad tepes, also known as vlad draculea tepes the impaler, who was the prince of valahia tara romaneasca in the periods. Bram stokers everevolving list of characters for dracula. Bram stoker, the author of dracula 1897, returned to this page again and again while drafting his novel between 18901896.
Description horror arrives in late nineteenth century england in the form of a vampire, an undead creature who sleeps in the earth by day and drinks the blood of humans by. In this lesson, well go over the main characters in bram stokers novel, dracula, and. Dracula is a classic tale of gothic horror by written by the irish author bram. The dracula study guide contains a biography of bram stoker, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary an. The dracula study guide contains a biography of bram stoker. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor sir henry irving and business manager of the lyceum theatre, which irving owned. And the thrill leaves you lying on the edge of the seat. The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of people led by.
In the course of the novel, she marries jonathan harkerthe first of the. Beneath a veneer of aristocratic charm, the count possesses a dark and evil soul. Dracula by bram stoker is a wonderful book full of exciting action, suspense and horror. The icelandic translation of dracula is actually a different book. The settings of the book reflect two major traditions in horror writing, those of the older pure gothic form and the newer traditions of the sensation novel. Upon receipt of the book, stoker didnt read it cover to cover. He can assume the form of an animal, control the weather, and he is stronger than twenty men. It introduced the character of count dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. In the book, jonathan harker, his fiancee mina murray, her friend lucy.
He is depicted as being the embodiment of an ordinary and stereotypical. Learn all about how the characters in dracula such as dracula and van helsing contribute to the story and how they fit into the plot. He is the transylvanian count for whom the book is named. Detailed analysis of characters in bram stokers dracula.
Bram stoker claimed that many of the characters in his novel dracula were real people. A great book for all generations, not too scary and not too boring. Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897, that became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. Bram stoker has 1011 books on goodreads with 1610845 ratings. Count draculas physical appearance is provided by jonathan harker in the may 5th entry in his journal, which is found in chapter 2of bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel, dracula harker, a. Despite the fact that he is actually seen on only a few of the approximately four hundred pages of the novel, his presence constantly pervades the entire work. About dracula myth and history facts, count dracula. Abraham bram stoker 8 november 1847 20 april 1912 was an irish author, best known today for his 1897 gothic horror novel dracula. Dracula by bram stoker might not be the book you believe it.
Classic vampire tale is sexier and darker than you remember. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Hes first called in to save another character, lucy westenra, from a. She will later become mina harker and will assist in tracking down count dracula. Bram stoker exaggerates lucys insatiability to a point wherein she is. The real history that went into bram stokers dracula time. A solicitor sent to do business with count dracula. Count dracula, van helsing, jonathan harker, mina murray, lucy westenra, john. Within the novel, mina holds both the role of a typical.