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'Terror' & 'Horror' in Dracula

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'Terror' and 'Horror' in Dracula

Perhaps one of the reasons for the longevity of Stoker’s novel is its depiction of both Gothic ‘terror’ and ‘horror’.

Satan, hell, vampire words

Satan, hell, vampire words

  • In Chapter 1, Jonathan Harker learns of many Romanian words for Satan, hell and vampire.
Dracula's family

Dracula's family

  • In Chapter 18, Van Helsing relays the history of Dracula, whose family were known to have “dealings with the Evil One", a concept that would instil fear in pious, Christian readers.
Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler

  • The legend of Dracula is often associated with Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracul, whose brutal reputation is fitting for the graphic, grotesque violence associated with Gothic ‘horror’.
  • Vlad the Impaler was a Romanian monarch known for his bloody reign in the 15th century. He ruled over the region of Transylvania.
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Context - Gothic Literature

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Origins & Conventions of Gothic Literature

1.1.1Origins of Gothic Literature1.1.2Key Ideas in Gothic Literature1.1.3Gothic Genre Conventions in Dracula
1.2

Vampires in Gothic Literature

1.2.1Vampires
1.3

'Terror' & 'Horror'

1.3.1Ann Radcliffe & Lewis' The Monk1.3.2'Terror' & 'Horror' in Dracula
1.4

Narrative Features

1.4.1First-Person Narration & Epistolary Format
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Context - The Victorian Era

2.1

The Victorian Era

2.1.1Fin de Siecle2.1.2The 'New Woman'2.1.3The Contagious Diseases Act
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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

3.1

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

3.1.1Chapters 1-23.1.2Chapters 3-43.1.3Chapters 5-73.1.4Chapters 8-103.1.5Chapters 11-123.1.6Chapters 13-143.1.7Chapters 15-163.1.8Chapters 17-183.1.9Chapters 19-203.1.10Chapters 21-233.1.11Chapters 24-253.1.12Chapters 26-27
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Character Profiles

4.1

Archetypal Gothic Characters

4.1.1Stock & Proppian Gothic Characters
4.2

Count Dracula

4.2.1Count Dracula: Character Profile4.2.2Count Dracula: Different Literary Perspectives
4.3

Other Main Characters

4.3.1Jonathan Harker4.3.2Dr Abraham Van Helsing4.3.3Dr Jack Seward4.3.4Mina Harker4.3.5Lucy Westenra
4.4

Minor Characters

4.4.1Arthur Holmwood & Quincey Morris4.4.2Renfield
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Key Ideas

5.1

Key Ideas

5.1.1Transgression of Boundaries5.1.2The Supernatural & Un-dead5.1.3Masculinity & Femininity5.1.4Science, Modernity & Superstition5.1.5Madness, Illness & Confinement
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Writing Techniques

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Writing Techniques

6.1.1Epistolary Form & Narrative Voice6.1.2Intertextuality & Cultural References6.1.3Structure
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Critical Debates & Interpretations

7.1

Initial Reception of Dracula

7.1.1Initial Reception of Dracula
7.2

Modern Reception of Dracula

7.2.1Modern Reception of Dracula

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  1. 1
    What words does Jonathan Harker learn the Romanian translations for in Chapter 1?True / false
  2. 2
    Which character learns the Romanian words for hell, vampire and Satan in Chapter 1?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    Who does Van Helsing say has __“dealings with the Evil One"__?Multiple choice
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Ann Radcliffe & Lewis' The Monk

First-Person Narration & Epistolary Format