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Dracula replacing God.

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Dracula replacing God.

capitalised use of “His” continuously by Reinfield p232

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Dracula making a biblical reference

“flesh of my flesh; blood of my blood”

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description of mountains on the way to Dracula’s manor.

“Then the mountains seemed to come nearer to us on each side” p9

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4

Harker falling asleep on the way to the manor.

“I think I must have fallen asleep and kept dreaming of the incident… it is like a sort of awful nightmare.”

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5

Dracula’s cold hands.

“more like the hand of a dead man than a living man” p15

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Dracula’s heritage.

“We Szekelys have a right to be proud.” p25

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Lucy wanting more than one husband.

“Why can’t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her” p51

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8

Dr Seward’s and Van Helsing being confused about Lucy.

“What do you make of that mark on her throat?// What do you make of it?” p103

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Transfusion of blood.

“the blood of four strong men in her”

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Religion (or goodness) prevailing

“God’s will be done.” p121

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11

Blood being good for women in distress

“a brave man’s blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble”

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12

Lucy being described as sexy when a vampire

“Purity to voluptuous wantonness” p175

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13

Pagan description of Arthur

“he looked like a figure of Thor” [Arthur] p179

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“knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker”

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15

Dracula’s heritage

“descended from the Huns”

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16

Death poem.

“we thought her dying whilst she slept, and sleeping when she died” p135

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17

Dracula’s ability to shapeshift.

“I believe it is the Count, but he has grown young” p143

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18

the men not being ‘masculine’

“laughed and cried together, just as a woman does” p145

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19

blood binding people

“the transfusion of his blood to her veins had made her truly his bride” p146

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“made me shudder to think of so mutilating the body of the woman whom I had loved” p167

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21

arthur killing Lucy

“then he struck with all his might” p179

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22

Mina discussing maternal relationships

“we women have something of the mother in us that makes us rise above smaller matters when the mother-spirit is invoked” p191

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23

Mina being likened to a man (loosing her femininity)

“She has man’s brain… and a woman’s heart” p 195

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discuession about tradition

“all we have to go upon are traditions and superstitions” p198

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25

men being better suited to do the work

“let us men do the work” p206 (harker)

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26

Dracula having the strength of many men (masculinity)

“remember he has the strength of twenty men” p207

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27

Lucy’s voice being sweet while a vampire

“Something diabolically sweet in her tones” p176

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28

Mina being attacked by Dracula

“forcing her face down on his bosom”p234

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29

Mina’s circular scar (reaction to it)

“unclean! unclean! Even the Almighty shuns my polluted flesh” p247

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30

the violence the Crew of Light

“Necessity to utterly stamp him out” p251

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Description of how the Count looks at them when they are destroying his boxes.

“something so unhuman” “cold stare of lion-like distain” p254

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Description of Transylvania.

“Wolf country” p270

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