Task 1 What do you think Dracula looks like Police Composite Sketch of Bram Stokers Dracula L ong white moustache Face a very strong aquiline thin nose high bridge D omed forehead ID: 212795
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criminology in Victorian LiteratureSlide2
Task 1:What do you think Dracula looks like?Slide3
Police Composite Sketch of Bram Stoker’s DraculaL
ong
white moustache.
Face: a
very strong, aquiline,
-thin nose, high bridge.
D
omed forehead
.
His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose.The mouth, was fixed and rather cruel-looking.For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed. The chin was broad and strong.Slide4
Bela Lugosi- Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931)
“Patent leather shoes and patent leather hair”Slide5
Victorian MonstersVictorian Era- DynamicDarwinian nightmareDevolutionReverse ColonisationSlide6
Phrenology and PhysiognomyVictorian PseudoscienceCesare Lombroso: Father of Criminology“Criminality is an atavistic phenomenon”Slide7
Celebrity profile
Cheek bones: Arnold’s protruding cheek bones show that he has
loads of courage.
Forehead: His wide forehead shows that he is a veryintelligent person
Chin
: Arnold’s big chin shows that he has the tendency to take physical risks and
high
physical endurance
.
Verdict: Action Hero!Slide8
Task 2:In pairs, use your powers of deduction to develop a short (3-4 sentences) criminal profile based on your interpretation of a literary character’s physical features…The safety of millions of imaginary literary characters depends on your answer, good luck!Slide9
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