Duality in Human Nature as represented by the films Nosferatu, Vampyr, and Dracula In film, as with any art, one must read between the lines a bit in order to fully understand the multitude of possible represented social values, beliefs, or ideologies present within certain works, and more specifically, which ones are unique to certain genres. ... Through the actions of the main characters, the feelings of evil represented by the vampire and their counterparts, night and shadows, further work to achieve the goal of presenting our dualistic nature. ... We represent both Dracula and Hutte...

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Stoker presents Dracula as the anti-Christ by strategically placing bits of superstition and Christianity throughout the text in order to make the reader gradually come to the understanding of whom Dracula represents. ... On Jonathan's journey to get to Dracula's castle he was given a crucifix from an innkeeper's wife warning him on Saint George's day "all the evil things in the world will have full sway... A church is a place that represents the worship of God; therefore an abandoned church is a place representing the absence of God. ... In summary, we see that Stoker&#...

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Evil - Dracula as the Anti- Christ In every novel, there is always two sides- good and evil and they are always fighting one another to achieve dominance. Bram Stoker has created Dracula to stand for all the negative forces, treachery, and evil. ... During the time Bram Stoker , the author write Dracula the theme of good vs evil was very prevalent and a theatre critic he knew that a successful novel should included good vs evil and challenging views. ... One superstition is that a rosary will protect you from all evil, and in the novel, the evil is Dracula. ... In many ways Dracula is...

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Vampires in The Vampire Lestat represent unlimited sexual freedom, contrary to the restriction of Dracula. ... Dracula reflects very much the old' mysteries in relation to religion, sustaining the belief of goodness prevailing over evil, the damnation of all things satanic. ... Stoker had adopted the polyphonic voice technique, detaching the audience from the resident evil and evoking almost a sense of protection for his readers. ... There is no opportunity for the audience to sympathise with Dracula and the reader is not torn between good and evil, they simply side with the mortal he...

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It's very different in the novel Dracula' because the monster' in this is without doubt truly evil. ... In Dracula' you have you have both antagonists, this being Count Dracula he represents evil, and the protagonists is all the good which we see within the novel. ... In many ways Dracula is represented as the epitome of evil. ... But since the monster was evil in his ways he was unable to experience any of these virtues, which cause him to become evil, and which starts his killing spree. The creature became him evil where as Dracula was born evil and he too could never ...

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Gothic fiction traditionally included elements such as gloomy castles, sublime landscapes, and innocent maidens threatened by evil. ... The saga depicts the defeat of the evil Count Dracula, through a series of letters and journal entries. ... The character evolved in a sense films began to portray the evil count in a new perspective. ... Dracula, represents lost power and long blood lines during a time when family names mean very little. The promise of Christian salvation is abundant throughout the book, all except the evil Dracula, are "saved- and Dracula drinking the blood of ...

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Lucy's fluctuating health represents her conflicting internal desires to act out her lustful urges and to behave in accordance with social standards. ... However, Van Helsing stops Lucy from putting Arthur "under a spell- through evil and seduction (Stoker, 219). ... "Shown in the clear burst of the moonlight and by the lamp,"" Lucy transforms into a malicious, evil and untrustworthy creature (Stoker, 219). ... Vamped Lucy, by posing a threat for the vampire hunters with her sexually liberal behavior, which tempts them to act upon their own repressed desires, comes to represent hedonism...

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Seen as an avenging servant of God, he represents the rival to Dracula, who is often likened to the Devil: 'His eyes flamed red with devilish passion'9, and thus seeks to end the Manichaean conflict between light and dark. ... Here the temptation of Geraldine's wild and supernatural appearance unsettles Christabel, and as Gabriele Cocco writes, it leads her 'innocence and purity' to be 'violated by sin'20, the temptation of evil being the antithetical force to pure virtue. ... Here she appears to represent temptation, as in the origin of sin, where Adam and E...

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There are strong themes of morality and questioning what exactly is good or evil, there are ties to Christian iconography but what I found to be the most important were the strong themes of female sexuality and oppression. ... This view on women is represented through two of Dracula's main characters, Mina and Lucy. ... So true, so sweet, so noble, so little an egoist" (Stoker 303) In Dracula, the female vampires represent women liberated sexuality while the vampirism merely masks the man's forbidden fantasies. ...

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The Life of Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Vlad Dracula, is a life shrouded in mystery and terror. Dracula was born in 1431 in Transylvania; a western Romanian principality bordered by the Carpathian Mountains. His mother, the Princess Cneajna, schooled young Vlad. His father, Vlad II was given the title of Dracul by King Sigismond of Hungary. The name Dracul means "dragon" and was awarded to his father for his valor in defending the Catholic Church against the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks during the fall of Constantinople. ...

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