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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker It introduced the character of Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy The novel tells the story of Draculas 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 men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van HelsingDracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature horror fiction the gothic novel and invasion literature The novel has spawned numerous theatrical film and television interpretations. Dracula is at its very core a deeply engaging novel that is still able to startle and concern contemporary readers even at the distance of more than a century The impressive status that the text has earned in AngloAmerican literary culture as the pr an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated In Europe in . the second half of the . 18th . century influenced by the ideals of the . French. . revolution. . It was a reaction against the Enlightenment . By: Brooke Monroe. 4. th. period . 4/18/13. What made Vlad kill his own people? Kill at all?. He killed so many people so he could rule Wallachia easier. He felt as if the people of Wallachia were afraid of him, it would be easier to rule over them and to get them to do what he wanted. Vlad would perfectly fit the modern clinical description "sadistic psychopath". He truly enjoyed torturing and killing others. Vlad the Impaler was a big fan of torture. He would sit at a long banquet table, much like a Batman villain or Dick Cheney (what's the difference. ZING!) and have people impaled in front of him in different designs. He enjoyed boiling people alive and eating their skin while drinking their blood. Vlad did this for no reason other than liking the taste. Vlad never tortured for information, instead it was reserved for punishment: the only punishment. . The True Story. A look at the history behind the legend that fascinates everyone. .. Mrs. . . Almeyda’s. 4. th. Grade History Class Lesson. Who was he?. Where did he live?. What did he do?. Bram Stoker’s. Bram Stoker. Born in Dublin on November 8, 1847. Sickly child who was entertained by his mother with ghoulish tales and legends (especially of vampires and horror).. Became a champion track athlete and an honor student at Trinity College.. Home. Methods. Contact. About. History. 1431-1476. Real vs. Fiction. . Methods. Contact. About. History. . I . chose to research Vlad the Impaler because he’s the inspiration for vampire novels everywhere. . Stories to Chill Your Heart and Thrill Your Senses!. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Alvin Schwartz. Are you brave enough for Scary Stories? . Alvin Schwartz was the author of more than fifty books dedicated to and dealing with topics such as folklore and word play, many of which were intended for young readers. He is often confused with another Alvin Schwartz, who wrote Superman and Batman daily comics strips and a novel titled The . holds no real significance in the novel’. Psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud. Believed people could be cured if they became conscious of their unconsciousness.. Aim of psychoanalysis is to release repressed emotions and experiences.. Previously on . Dracula. Our crew of protagonists have formed a plan to find and kill Dracula – finding the boxes of earth.. However, they insist on leaving Mina behind and out of the planning, because she’s a woman and has delicate sensibilities. They don’t want to distress her too much with this “man’s work” ahead.. LO: TO PRACTICE INCLUDING WAYS OF READING IN WRITING.. RELIGION. How can we explore a reading of Religion in . Dracula?. Explore how power Is presented in Dracula.. Plan the contents of the essay that addresses the above task.. Chapter 25 – Seward – Pg 295-297. The crew gets closer and closer to Dracula as he eludes them, again and again, all on their way to his old castle in Transylvania.. Mina’s condition is worsening, yet she is still much like herself at what two times of day?. Week of September 13, 2010. A proverb meaning you can show people the way to do things, but you can’t force them to act. . 1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. . 2. Carpe Diem: Latin expression meaning “seize the day” – take advantage of all present opportunities. . To . analyse. the use of dialogue and consider its effect. Look at the this piece of text. How does it work as a piece of narrative? What is its effect on you as a reader?. Read the extracts from critical texts and explore how they relate to this bit of text.. Key vocabulary: . Polyphonic. Transgression. Uncanny. Tasks: To assemble a visual of the structure of both novels which includes use of motifs, Gothic tropes, themes and context. What do the following mean?.