'Terror' & 'Horror' in Dracula
English Lit: OCR A Level Dracula, topic 1.3.2
'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
- In Chapter 1, Jonathan Harker learns of many Romanian words for Satan, hell and vampire.
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
- 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.
Test yourself on 'Terror' & 'Horror' in Dracula
What words does Jonathan Harker learn the Romanian translations for in Chapter 1?
Which character learns the Romanian words for hell, vampire and Satan in Chapter 1?
Who does Van Helsing say has “dealings with the Evil One"?