Dracula Study Guide – Flashcards

Epistolary Approach

What are the two types of vampires?

Physical Vampires

Phantom Vampires

Physical Vampires Power

Phantom Vampires Power

Entropy

Sublime Terror

Allusion

Gothic Fiction

Personification

What direction is Jonathan Harker traveling? What is his destination?

How does the old woman who lives at the GOlden Krone Hotel try to prevent Jonathan from continuing his journey to Castle Dracula? How does he respond other warnings?

What evidence is there that the people in Transylvania are superstitious and do not share Jonahthan's scientific thought processes?

Briefly describe the Count's coachman. What can the reader infer about the coachman from his physical description and from the conversation with the diligence driver?

How does Jonathan describe the Count's facial features and his hands? What can the reader infer about the Count's character traits vased on these descriptions?

What clues does Jonathan have that the Count and the coachman are possibly the same person?

Jonahthan writes, "There are certainly odd deficiencies in the house, considering the extraordinary evicedne of wealth..." what are some of these deficiences?

Why does the count want to have long conversations with Jonathan?

Why, according to the Count, does the coachman stop whenever he sees a blue flame?

What does the Count like about Carfax? Other than Carfax, where does the Count plan to have homes in England?

Jonathan notes in his journal that the Count never eats. What other peculiarities does he observe about the Count?

Why does Jonathan beliebe that the "castle is a veritable prison"?

Jonahtna decides to spy on the Count. What does Jonathan learn?

What weapons did the good people at Bristritz give to Jonathan to help him from the evil count?

Jonathan records a portion of the Count's tale about Transylvania's history in his journal. As the Count speaks, jonathan studies him. What is revealed about the Count's character while he talks?

2 Allusions

One of the themes in this novel is the conflict between the scientific Western cultures and the spiritual eater cultures. How do the allusions you found in question 4 support this theme?

The Count want Jonathan to stay at Castle Dracula for a month. Why does Jonahthan agree to this request?

Why does jonathan write in his journal "I know the span of my life. God help me!"

What happens to the letters Jonathan pays the gypsies to mail? Why does Count Dracula remove all of Jonathan's letters and papers while Jonathans asleep?

Describe Mina's traits.

List three powers and two weaknesses the Count posesses.

Describe Lucy's traits.

Describe John Seward.

Mr. Quincy Morris

Describe Authur Holmwood

What 3 powers does Dracula use to destroy the crew of the Demeter?

What new information does Mina receive regarding Jonathan Harker?

What evidence is there in this chapter that Reinfield is connected to dracula?

Cite incidents from the story that support the four criteria for Gothic fiction.

Why does Jonathan give Mina his journal? What does Mina plan to do with the journal?

Jonathan is worried about the return of the brain fever. Which theme of this story does this incident support?

What conclusion does he draw about the effect of the sun on Renfield? In what sense is this conclusion an example of dramatic irony?

In what ways does Van Helsing employ both the logic of science and the knowledge of folklore to try to save Lucy?

Who are the four men who give Lucy blood transfusions?

What differences do Van Helsing and Seward see in Lucy during night than at day?

What is the nature of Hampstead mystery reported in the newspaper? What can be inferred?

List three actions that Mina takes to try and help Johnathon

What steps does Van Helsing take to get Seward convinced that Lucy is a vampire?

For what reason does Van Helsing decide to put off killing Lucy until he can convince Arthur that she is one the undead?

How is Arthur conviced that Lucy is un-dead and must be killed?

List three reasons Lucy must be killed?

What physical tools do they have to use against Dracula?

What intelligence do they have to use against Dracula?

Briefly describe the powers that Dracula possesses.

List 10 of Draculas limitations

Why does Renfield agree to invite Dracula into the asylum?

What does Renfield say that implies Dracula has been in contact with Mrs. Harker?

For what reasons does Renfield decide to fight Dracula rather than worship him?

How does Dracula force Mina to drink his blood and what power will he then have over her?

In what way does this passage suggest that madness is threatening Dr. Seward's life? He gave many flies to one spider and many spiders to one bird, and then wanted a cat to eat the many birds. What would have been his later steps? It would almost be worth while to complete the experiment. It might be done if there were only a sufficient cause. Men sneered at vivisection, and yet look at its results today! Why not advance science in its most difficult and vital aspect, the knowledge of the brain?Had I even the secret of one such mind, did I hold the key to the fancy of even one lunatic, I might advance my own branch of science to a pitch compared with which Burdon-Sanderson's physiology or Ferrier's brain knowledge would be as nothing. If only there were a sufficient cause! I must not think too much of this, or I may be tempted. A good cause might turn the scale with me, for may not I too be of an exceptional brain, congenitally?

What is the meaning of the following metaphor? "My friend John, when the corn is grown, even before it has ripened, while the milk of its mother earth is in him, and the sunshine has not yet begun to paint him with his gold, the husbandman he pull the ear and rub him between his rough hands, and blow away the green chaff, and say to you, 'Look! He's good corn, he will make a good crop when the time comes.' "I did not see the application and told him so. For reply he reached over and took my ear in his hand and pulled it playfully, as he used long ago to do at lectures, and said, "The good husbandman tell you so then because he knows, but not till then. But you do not find the good husbandman dig up his planted corn to see if he grow. That is for the children who play at husbandry, and not for those who take it as of the work of their life. See you now, friend John? I have sown my corn, and Nature has her work to do in making it sprout, if he sprout at all, there's some promise, and I wait till the ear begins to swell." He broke off, for he evidently saw that I understood. Then he went on gravely, "You were always a careful student, and your case book was ever more full than the rest. And I trust that good habit have not fail. Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker. Even if you have not kept the good practice, let me tell you that this case of our dear miss is one that may be, mind, I say may be, of such interest to us and others that all the rest may not make him kick the beam, as your people say. Take then good note of it

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What are the two type of "vampires" in victorian england?

Count Dracula is a threat to the ideal of the female virtue

Mr.Swales

women quotes

Van Helsing slowly progresses from science and medicine and now starts mixing folklore

What was lucy's flaw in "society"

List the powers that dracula has.

List the powers that they have on their side.

What was Dracula like before he was a vampire?