Seen as an avenging servant of God, he represents the rival to Dracula, who is often likened to the Devil: 'His eyes flamed red with devilish passion'9, and thus seeks to end the Manichaean conflict between light and dark. ... The theme of temptation is continued in Coleridge's exploration of original sin, as he often portrays Geraldine, through the extended metaphor of being a 'bright green snake'21, emphasized by recurring sibilance, 'a snake's small eye... a serpent's eye'22, and reptilian allusions. ...

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