Critical Quotes

Question 1

David Gates

Answer 1

Thematically, the gothic novel deals with the conflicts of good and evil

Question 2

David Gates

Answer 2

The virtuous characters in Dracula have the power of love, which sustains them when in distress

Question 3

David Gates

Answer 3

Dracula once must have been a victim himself; he is an actively evil force which must be destroyed

Question 4

David Gates

Answer 4

Harker is a hero without a heroic appearance

Question 5

David Gates

Answer 5

Stokers vampires are associated with sexuality and the liberation of unconscious desires

Question 6

David Gates

Answer 6

Stokers women fall into two classes, victims and survivors

Question 7

David Gates

Answer 7

Mina seems the antithesis of the frail and emotional Gothic heroine

Question 8

Northrop Frye

Answer 8

Hero and heroine are not often very interesting people

Question 9

David Punter

Answer 9

At the heart of Dracula is blood

Question 10

David Punter

Answer 10

Dracula is a religious inversion.. in the blood is the life

Question 11

David Punter

Answer 11

Van Helsing is a superman

Question 12

David Punter

Answer 12

He blurs the line between man and beast
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Question 13

Rebbecca A. Pope

Answer 13

The men view the transfusions as metaphors for intercourse

Question 14

Helena Michie

Answer 14

The female body was often the focal point for the construction of women’s roles