clear in Dracula and fairly obvious in subsequent vampire stories‚ but a closer reading of less obvious texts will reveal sexual undertones in the acts of violence. This discussion will look at the presence of sexually-natured brutality in Dracula and “Vampires in the Lemon Grove‚” two very different vampire stories‚ the physical act of rape in “The Company of Wolves‚” and the underlying sexual innuendos present in the movie Aliens. One of the dominant themes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula is that
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alive on the big screen – at least in some way‚ shape‚ or form. Dracula lives on in various reincarnations‚ like in the tolerable animated Hotel Transylvania (Adam Sandler) series‚ and the recent live-action flick‚ Dracula Untold (Luke Wilson) Similarly‚ Frankenstein also continues to be the centerpiece of silver screen productions – for better or worse. He‚ like Dracula‚ stars in Hotel Transylvania (Kevin James) – and like Dracula Untold‚ also recently received the modern treatment in I‚ Frankenstein
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describe a history to teach people‚ especially children‚ about social rules and values. In the other hand‚ we have Varney the Vampire and Dracula‚ those are gothic stories in which allegory and archetypes are used to create the atmosphere of darkness and danger while the story is developed to entertain readers. Little Red Cap together with Varney the Vampire and Dracula are three examples of literature which are characterized by the representation of two specific roles‚ the insiders and the outsiders
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sophisticated vampire; it is arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century‚[9] inspiring such works as Varney the Vampire and eventually Dracula.[10] However‚ it is Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula that is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and which provided the basis of modern vampire fiction. Dracula drew on earlier mythologies of werewolves and similar legendary demons and "was to voice the anxieties of an age"‚ and the "fears of late Victorian patriarchy"
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Addiction‚ Bullying and Self-empowerment in Buffy the vampire Slayer by Rob Cover and it involves the fictional character‚ Willow‚ and her addiction to magic. The article shares several similarities with the peer reviewed article Battling Addictions in Dracula by Kristina Aikens‚ and “[I]s it dangerous?” Alternative readings of “drugs” and “addiction” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Jo Latham. All three articles explain the drug references in vampire media albeit with different points and interpretations
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Does Dracula‚ Queen of the Damned‚ or Anne Rice sound familiar? Surely‚ they must‚ but not just for one person. In fact‚ for people all over the world! The three terms expressed all have one thing in common; vampires. These mythical creatures are one of the most popular horror-related figures. Vampires may be a frightening subject for most‚ but that does not take away from the fact of their popularity throughout. The fascination of vampires has greatly affected past‚ present‚ and future cultures
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scholars give about the woman of the nineteenth century. I will also exemplify the patriarchal fear of female sexuality by using two of the texts studied in the lectures; Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker‚ and The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James. I will especially focus on the characters of Mina and Lucy while dealing with Dracula‚ and the governess while dealing with The Turn of the Screw. Finally‚ I will finish this essay by summing up the content explained throughout the text. The end of the
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The double shame in man’s war against man is the residual effect on nature; an innocent ‚ helpless bystander. The sense of potential devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem‚ ’Gathered by the River‚’ by Denise Levertov. The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the loss of human lives. Nature can take a comparable amount of time to recover from a nuclear holocaust. The impact of war victims to humankind is negligible as compared to years of recovery required to reinstate
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Good Intentions; Unfortunate Results “The path to hell is paved with good intentions‚” says an English Proverb. This can also be seen as true about literature set in the 17th century all the way to characters living in the turn of the 19th century. Those were simpler times when people believed in the devil‚ witches and vampires as explanations because there were so many things they didn’t understand. Characters in these strict moral times would try to do what they thought would be for the best
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History 10 25 November 2015 Vlad the Impaler Dracula. Just the name strikes fear in the mind of many‚ with images of black-clad creatures with fangs and widows peaks that could make Marilyn Monroe jealous. Well‚ the real Dracula was just as terrifying‚ if not more‚ just without the blood sucking. Vlad Dracul III was a member of the House of Drăculești‚ a branch of the House of Basarab‚ also known‚ using his patronymic‚ as Vlad Drăculea or Vlad Dracula. (cite) He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler
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