PPT-Dracula

by Bram Stoker Chapter 1 Notes and talking points taken from the text from Prestwick Houses teaching guide and misc other sources Period and Genre Literary Terms and Concepts to Keep in Mind. 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 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.. Sleep and Dreams. “I awoke in my own bed. If it be that I had not dreamt, the Count must have carried me here.” – Pg 43. Recall the end of Midsummer, how none of them wanted to trust their memories or their senses, for what had happened was simply too unbelievable, too embarrassing, too ridiculous.. 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.. 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?. Previously. As Jonathan . Harker. , John Seward, and Dr. Van . Helsing. track down the boxes of earth, Dracula’s making the moves on Mina. Though she’s been left behind to keep her safe, that’s left her alone and ripe for . Chapter 2 - Arrival at Castle Dracula. As Jonathan finally arrives at Castle Dracula, he begins to notice more odd things about his driver:. “I could not help but notice his prodigious strength.” – Pg 21. Historical Background. Prince Vlad . Tepes. , a.k.a. Vlad the . Impaler. (1431-1476) is the model for Count Dracula.. Known for killing 40,000-100,000 people. Vlad the . Impaler. was also called Dracula, which means “devil” or “Son of the Dragon”. 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. . 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. . Peles. . castle. Location: . Sinaia. , Walachia – Southern Romania. considered by many one of the most stunning castles in Europe. .. Commissioned by King Carol I in 1873 and completed in 1883, . Its 160 rooms are adorned with the finest examples of European art, Murano crystal chandeliers, German stained-glass windows and Cordoba leather-covered walls.. 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?.