Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 8th, 1847. ... They had seven children in nine years; the third of which was Bram. ... At the age of 12 Bram left his home to attend school at Dublin's Rutland Square under Reverend William Wood. ... In 1866 Bram took a one year leave of absence from Trinity to work as a clerk in the Registrar of Petty Sessions at Dublin Castle. ... When the season was over Irving and Stoker went on vacation, returning only for the christening of Bram and Florence's only child Irving Noel Thornley Stoker born December 31st, 1879. ...

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The movie 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' is an appropriation of the book 'Dracula', written by Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker wrote this book in 1897 and created, in English literature, the folklore which has prompted numerous subsequent appropriations of the Dracula story. ... The title 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' seeks to lend authenticity to the movie by association with the name of the author. In reality, the theme of Bram Stoker has been revamped (no pun intended) into the art form of Hollywood. ... It is a matter of opinion whether this is disgusting or laughable...

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Duality in Bram Stoker's Dracula. ... Bram Stoker has created Dracula to stand for all the negative forces, treachery, and evil. ... During the time Bram Stoker , the author write Dracula the theme of good vs evil was very prevalent and a theatre critic he knew that a successful novel should included good vs evil and challenging views. ... Anti-Christianity is a major reoccurring theme throughout Bram Stokers Dracula. ... Stoker uses many beliefs from the Christian religion to display numerous amounts of Anti-Christian values, superstitious beliefs of the protection towards evil, and ...

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Bram Stoker was one of the first great authors that truly knew how to write a classic novel. ... From the Black sea to the eerie streets of Transylvania Bram Stoker has not let us down with his exotic settings. ...

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The novel, Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897 uses controversial issues he lived through such as sexual fantasies, abnormal gore and violence, and the idea of the vampire to catch his readers" attention. ... Stoker fills his book with sexual situations people only dream of. ... "Stoker was a genus in his time period. ... Morris's bowie knife plunged into the heart" (Stoker 352). ... Morris, who had sunk to the ground, leaned on his elbow, holding his hand pressed to his side; the blood still gushed through his fingers" (Stoker 353). ...

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Bram Stoker creates the myth of "vampires" by writing the notorious Dracula. ... Bram Stoker uses elaborate description when referring to Dracula to develop an eerie mood. ... " (34) Stoker's use of adjectives paints a picture of just how evil and scary Dracula really is. ... When Bram Stoker applies description when referring to Dracula, he creates an eerie mood. ...

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Abstract This paper explores the research question "How is fear being manipulated by literary elements in horror and thriller genres, as illustrated in Patrick Suskind's Perfume and Bram Stoker Dracula? ... With this in mind, the build of these elements are perfectly illustrated through the two famous works: Perfume: The Story of a Murder by Patrick Suskind and Bram Stoker's Dracula. ... With regard to this exploration, it is both important and interesting to examine the depth of Bram Stoker and Patrick Suskind's use of literary elements to produce such magnificent works of the ...

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In "Bram Stoker's Dracula,"" the film by Francis Ford Coppola, the vampire shakes his fist at heaven and vows to wait forever for the return of the woman he loves. The film is inspired by the original Bram Stoker novel, "Dracula-. ... In the film "Bram Stoker's Dracula- it begins with the tragic story of Vlad the Impaler, who went off to fight the Crusades and returned to find that his beloved wife, hearing he was dead, had killed herself. ... But the Mina in the movie does not share the disgust of Bran Stokers novel Mina. ...

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What was Bram Stoker trying to portray when he wrote Dracula? ... In Stoker's and Dracula's time, society forbade public views of sexual nature. Stoker spoke out against it through Dracula. ... Vlad Dracul enjoyed a bloody career to rival that of Stoker's Count. ... Stoker was able to implant a man into history and have everything seem real....

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Discuss Bram Stoker's presentation of realism and symbolism in "Dracula." ... There are also a number of instances in the novel where one may observe Stoker's use of the symbolic. ... Stoker's desire to create an ambiguity between reality and fiction is exploited throughout the novel. ... Stoker regularly presents us with information that plays no decisive role in the plot. ... In a more specific display of symbolism, Stoker invokes a Christian aspect into his novel. ...

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Written and set in the late 19th century, Bram Stoker's epistolary novel, Dracula, is a pivotal book in the horror/gothic literature. ... (Stoker 96) This passage suggests that Lucy has a hidden desire to no longer conform to society. ... Perhaps this is the reason why Stoker spared her. ... " (Stoker 534) In essence, Mina is the typical Victorian woman not only is willing to submit to men, but also wants to. ... " (Stoker 86) With all of this, it's important to note that the Stoker clearly had very strong opinions on these "New Women" and was not a fan of this n...

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Bram Stoker made this area famous by making it the homeland of his fictional character Dracula. ... Although Transylvania is an integral part of Dracula, Bram Stoker never actually traveled there. ... The castle was a fictional addition to the countryside, thanks to Stoker. ... Almost everything known about vampires comes form the movies seen, Bram Stokers Dracula, the shows watched, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or the books read, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. ...

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In the novel Dracula, Bram Stoker has presented and old' view to vampirism, closely linking it to the conservative morality of society at the time, in terms of sexuality and religious beliefs. ... Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Vampire Lestat each have strong themes relating to religion, either as an attempt to uphold religious ideals, as in Dracula, or as a challenge to those conservative beliefs, The Vampire Lestat. ... Rice greatly strived to take a different stance to Stoker's novel. ... Stoker and Rice have, in their novels, taken on specific points of view to portray th...

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Bram Stoker did not write the first vampire novel in English, only the most enduring (Bloom, 6). Bram Stoker was born just outside of Dublin, Ireland in November of 1847. ... Balcombe and Stoker are said to have became estranged though they kept up appearances until Stoker's death in 1912. Bram Stoker still found time to write and he began his work on Dracula in 1890. ... Stoker's work was influenced by history and other works. ...

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Count Dracula has many similarities to Jesus Christ throughout Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. ... When Dracula dies, according to Mina Harker, "before our very eyes, and almost in the drawing of a breath, the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight" (Stoker 398). ... The curse has passed away" (Stoker 399). ... Jonathan explains this in his note at the end of the novel, " In all the mass of material of which the record is composed, there is hardly one authentic document: nothing but a mass of typewriting" (Stoker 400). ... Although Dracula and Jesus are very different, Bram ...

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A chief reoccurring theme throughout Bram Stoker's Dracula is religion. ... Stoker gives him long sharp fangs, red fiery eyes and pointed ears. ... There are numerous instances were Stoker makes clear Dracula's true persona. ... Dracula's role of anti-Christ is made obvious by Stoker's use, or better yet, creation, of superstition throughout Dracula. Stoker also has Dracula use many biblical references to more closely tie the two entities (God and Dracula). ...

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Bram Stoker's Dracula The setting of the story begins in 19th century Europe, in the country of Transylvania. ... In conclusion, Bram Stoker's Dracula turned out to be a very exciting and fascinating novel. ...

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There are many Gothic properties in Bram Stoker's Dracula. These properties are created by a combination of the desolate settings, dysfunctional narrators, the supernatural occurrences, plus the sexual undertones. These techniques contribute to the success of the novel throughout its lifetime, Dracu...

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Count Dracula is a portrayal of very Anti-Christ values which are characterized especially in the bible, Bram Stoker's movie and Beal's book. ... Even in Bram Stoker's movie the viewer hears Dracula yelling "The blood is life!... Also just like Dracula in the opening scene of Stoker's movie, Dionysus requires the spilling of blood to happen just as Vlad used this to become Dracula (129). ... Also when Dracula in Bram's movie renounces God, he stabs the cross right in the middle and blood starts to flow out. ... Beal's book and Stoker's movie were good...

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This theme is prevalent throughout the Gothic genre, from the earlier poetry of Coleridge, Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1797-98); through to Bram Stoker's popular novel Dracula (1897) and the striking late set Gothic text The Bloody Chamber (1979) by Angela Carter. ... In Stoker's novel, temptation is issued from the prurient and lascivious female characters. ... Stoker also employs juxtaposing colour imagery, initially with 'white teeth'; a colour often associated with the motif of innocence and purity, against 'ruby... burning... red' which ar...

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Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, depicts this contradiction by contrasting Lucy Westenra as a mortal to her character as a vampire. ... Instead of having to fantasize about Arthur, she is able to publicly beg him to come to her when she is hungry for him (Stoker, 219). ... The ability to act as she pleases infuses her with a "voluptuous smile- and eyes that seemed "to throw out sparks- (Stoker, 219). ... However, Van Helsing stops Lucy from putting Arthur "under a spell- through evil and seduction (Stoker, 219). ... Arthur thrusts a stake through Lucy's heart "with all his might- as the...

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Although the film Nosferatu is based off Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, many differences are present that significantly change several aspects of the way viewers perceive the film when compared to the novel. ... In Stoker's novel, Dracula is seen as "tall old man [with] a long white moustache" (Stoker 13), retaining a human face and appearances. ... Murnau plays off the fears of viewers by creating a creature that is more than a man, capable of dealing more damage to a town than what Stoker's Dracula would have been able to do. ...

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How are both Stoker and Shelley able to horrify their readers, not through graphic violence but through images of the loss of humanity, in Stoker's Dracula' and Shelley's Frankenstein'? ... Bram Stoker's Dracula emphasizes role of Christianity against Dracula's Anti-Christian presence. ... Where as Stoker was a Protestant Dubliner and religion did not pay a major part in his life. ...

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Dracula: A Villain and a Victim As can be seen in every controversial issue, different people have different beliefs. It is this difference in beliefs that can stereotype something as positive or negative. These different beliefs have, also, the power to stereotype a person as good or...

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Due to women behaving against their standards in vampire stories like Bram Stoker's Dracula and due to the new sort of protagonist in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there will be an introduction to the Victorian Age, when Stoker's gothic novel was published, with a closer look on the period's stereotypes and standards, especially of women. ... This work of occult is seen as the direct forerunner of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) with which it shares the reputation of being the most famous work of the occult. Unfortunately, Carmilla as well as Dracula are the most frequently and sh...

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