Mina Harker

because the 'New Woman ' is thought to be equal to men. In addition to the society moving towards modernism, due to the contagion of an ancient creature, the gender roles are constantly in flux. For instance, a wolf controlled by Dracula kills Lucy, Mina allowed Arthur Holmwood to

'Mina Harker is shown to deserve salvation' 'To what extent do you agree with this statement (remember to include references to context and your background reading) It is safe to say that Bram Stoker's perception of women fell neatly in line with Victorian zeitgeist of the time in terms of ideals towards women; specifically in the case with their roles in society for what they should and should not do. Stoker believed that women should remain as passive, sexually modest and submissive characters

suitors. He is the one who stabs Dracula in the heart but he too is stabbed and ends up dying. Renfield is a patient at Dr. Seward’s hospital and he eats flies, spiders, and birds while he is there. He is Dracula’s henchmen and leads Dracula straight to Mina. Dracula kills

the novel, Bram Stoker chooses to present strongly-written characterization of Mina Harker to counteract the elements of gothic literature by having her bring a positive mood to the story, represent women of the future, and associate loyalty with the essential characters. Throughout Dracula, Mina is the character to rely on for consistent faith and optimism. When Lucy’s illness seemed to worsen with each passing day, Mina could still find comfort in her religion. She says, “I must only pray to God

2. Van Helsing 3. Jonathan Harker 4. Mina Murray 5. Lucy Westenra Other Characters: 6. Arthur Holmwood 7. Mrs. Westenra (Lucy's mother) 8. Quincey Morris 9. Renfield chapter 1: Setting: Important plot parts: Harker travels to Transylvania by train and writes in his diary.

In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, two different types of women are presented throughout the plot. Lucy Westenra and Mina Harker can both be compared to the upcoming “‘New Woman’” (Grand 271) of the Victorian era. A new kind of woman; riding a bicycle and no more willing to put her fate into a rich husband’s hand but instead keen on working herself. To what extent the two main female characters resemble this ‘New Woman’ depends on their performative acts, Judith Butlers’ notion after which gender is constructed

Bram Stoker presents Lucy Westenra and Mina Murray Harker as the perfect victorian women. Full of innocence, chaste, and elegance. Prior to the arrival of Dracula, the audience sees Lucy as a as a voluptuous, beautiful woman. Lucy has three men asking for her hand in marriage. Writing to Mina, Lucy complains, "Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble?" (81). This shows she knows she cannot say those words because it is frowned upon in Victorian

film and movie adaption, the humanization of Dracula. The subtitle of the 1992 film is “Love Never Dies,” (Coppola) which is the love between Dracula and his wife Elisabeta, who is the spitting image of Mina, and is also represented by Winona Ryder. Throughout the film Dracula tries to win over Mina in order to regain his love with Elisabeta, who commits suicide after false rumours of Draculas death are feed to her by priest. The betrayal by the priest and his wife’s death, makes Dracula curse god

Dracula expressed the nature of good and evil. An English realtor, Jonathan Harker, journeyed to Transylvania in order to complete a sale for a residence in London to a Transylvanian vampire, Count Dracula. What Harker did not know was that Dracula wanted to move to England so he can expand his power, creating a new monarchy of vampires. The Christian religion depicted many instances throughout Dracula. Early in the novel, Harker was preparing his journey to Dracula’s castle until an innkeeper’s wife

Comparison and Contrast of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre While Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre share some minor details, mostly regarding the basics of vampires and the location and date in which the stories take place, the majority of the stories differ greatly. The Vampyre was published almost a hundred years earlier, so it is easy to see how some details of that story can be seen in Dracula. Bram Stoker no doubt must have used The Vampyre as an influence