Dracula By Bram Stoker Jennifer Meyer Ed S

Dracula By Bram Stoker Jennifer Meyer, Ed. S. Bedford County Schools

Vampires

Bram Stoker • Born in Ireland in 1847 • Died in England in 1912 • Wrote Dracula in 1897

Dracula • Work of fiction • Epistolary Novel: written as a series of documents (letters, diary entries, newspaper articles)

Setting

Characters • Jonathan Harker : a lawyer from London. • Sent to Transylvania to help Count Dracula buy a house in London.

Characters • Count Dracula : • • Transylvanian estate owner Vampire Character inspired by the history of Vlad III The Impaler (1448), known for his brutality in battle His father was a member of the order of the Dragon or Dracul (an order of Knights sworn to fight the enemies of Christianity) Dracula means son of the Dragon.

Characters • Mina (Murray) Harker • Jonathan’s fiancé and then wife • Friends with Lucy Westenra, who was killed by Count Dracula after his arrival in London • Became a victim of Count Dracula • Helped Jonathan find Count Dracula and kill him

Characters • Abraham van Helsing Dutch : doctor and vampire hunter • Comes to London to help hunt down Count Dracula • Follows Dracula to Transylvania and helps kill him

Plot Summary • Jonathan Harker is sent to Transylvania to meet with Count Dracula in his castle. • Dracula wants to buy an estate in London. • Harker brings him the papers to sign. • Soon, Harker finds himself held captive in the castle and sees weird and spooky things.

Plot Summary • Jonathan manages to escape from the castle. • Mina Murray, his fiancé comes to Budapest, where he spends some time recovering.

Plot Summary • Count Dracula arranges for his coffin and several boxes of Transylvanian soil to be picked up and put on a sailing boat to England. • The boat sails from July 6 to August 4, where it crashes on the shores of Whitby, England. All the crew are missing and presumed dead. The captain is found dead, tied to the steering wheel of the boat. • All they find is the captain’s log, which tells a gruesome tale.

Plot Summary • Count Dracula arrives in London and begins preying on victims. • He finds a close friend of Mina, named Lucy, and begins drinking her blood. • Lucy’s fiancé is worried by Lucy’s “sickness” and calls his friend, Doctor van Helsing, to come and help. • Jonathan and Mina return from Budapest to find Lucy very sick. • Dracula turns Lucy into a vampire and van Helsing destroys her.

Plot Summary • Count Dracula begins preying on Mina to take revenge on Jonathan. • This helps Jonathan and his friends find Dracula. • They destroy all his hang outs in London so he has no choice but to return to Transylvania.

Plot Summary • Jonathan, van Helsing, Mina and some other friends arrive in Transylvania before Dracula’s coffin. • They are able to destroy him. • Jonathan and Mina return to England live happily ever after.

Pop Quiz 1. What is an epistolary novel? a. One that uses a narrator to tell a story b. One that uses documents, like diaries and letters, to tell a story c. One that uses pictures to tell a story d. One that tells a story using theater

Pop Quiz 2. Which continent does the story Draculatake of place on? a. b. c. d. Antarctica North America Australia Europe

Pop Quiz 3. Where does the name Dracula come from? a. The Order of the Eagle b. The Order of the River Dolphin c. The Order of the Dragon d. The Order of the Snake

Pop Quiz 4. What happened to the crew of the ship carrying Dracula’s coffin? a. No documents in the story ever tell us. b. The Captain’s Log says they all disappeared. c. Count Dracula killed them. d. The got off the ship in Spain because they were afraid.

Pop Quiz 5. Which character is not in this novel? a. b. c. d. Count Dracula Frankenstein Doctor van Helsing Captain of the ship, Demeter

Captain’s Log 29 July. --Another tragedy. Had single watch tonight, as crew too tired to double. When morning watch came on deck could find no one except steersman. Raised outcry, and all came on deck. Thorough search, but no one found. Are now without second mate, and crew in a panic. Mate and I agreed to go armed henceforth and wait for any sign of cause.

Captain’s Log 30 July. --Last night. Rejoiced we are nearing England. Weather fine, all sails set. Retired worn out, slept soundly, awakened by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing. Only self and mate and two hands left to work ship.

Captain’s Log 1 August 2 August 3 August

Captain’s Log 4 August: But I shall baffle this fiend or monster, for I shall tie my hands to the wheel when my strength begins to fail. . And then, come good wind or foul, I shall save my soul, and my honour as a captain. . If we are wrecked, mayhap this bottle may be found, and those who find it may understand.

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