PPT-Dracula – Chapters 4-5 - Notes

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. Dracula. is considered to be a gothic . novel (fiction) written . in epistolary form. . Dracula. , originally titled . The Un-Dead. , . was first published in June 1897. Through his novel the author, Bram Stoker, explores the vampire . Lord of the Flies. Vocabulary. Turn in . LotF. Vocabulary 1. List 2. Bastion. Leviathan. Impervious. Demure. Myopia. Truculently. Inimical. Ensconce. Cordon. Fathom. The Sound of the Shell. “The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon…All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat” (Golding 7).. 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.. The Giver . vocabulary. Forbidden. (adj.) banned, not allowed. Harry and Ron frequented the “forbidden” section of the library.. Nondescript. (adj.) lacking distinctive characteristics or qualities. Astrid Crowley. The history of Vampires in film. Vampires were first portrayed as weird, scary creatures and in film were used to create fear with the audience.. Overtime the myth was built up. This . 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.. 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. Last Week in Dracula – Ch 1-7. Jonathan . Harker. , solicitor from England, went to Transylvania to discuss some real estate purchases with Count Dracula, who plans to move to England very soon. Jonathan finds more than he bargained for with a vampire lord and three vampire women. Does he escape with his life? Stay tuned.. Unit of Gothic Horror and Excitement Unit of Study: The Greatness of Dracula and Gothic Victorian Novel WHY DRACULA? Dracula in popular culture Epistolary novel Strong use of literary devices 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..