Literature 5: Dracula

Literature 5: 
Dracula
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Literature 5: 
Dracula

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Assignment 2
Take a look at two trailers of Dracula. If you were to direct a Dracula movie, what would it look like? What would it be about? Which actors would you use? Etc. 

Deadline = Monday 30th of May
The bonus will be added to your literature test grade (which is a SE (school examen) grade!)

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1. Take a guess: The story of Dracula is the basis of all vampire books/films, but when was it written?
A
1623
B
1775
C
1897
D
1925

Slide 3 - Quiz

2. Take a guess: True or False "The character Dracula is based on the 15th century prince Vlad the Impaler."
A
True
B
False

Slide 4 - Quiz

3. Take a guess: The story of Dracula takes place in Transylvania, which is located where?
A
Ukraine
B
Romania
C
Russia
D
Poland

Slide 5 - Quiz

4. Take a guess: True or False "The name Dracula comes from Draculea, which means Son of the Dragon."
A
True
B
False

Slide 6 - Quiz

5. Take a guess: How is Dracula eventually killed in the book?
A
Forced to eat garlic
B
Forced to drink poisoned blood
C
Buried alive
D
Stabbed in the heart

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Dracula 
- 1897 by Abraham Stoker
- Basis of all vampire movies & books
- Based on Vlad III / Vlad the Impaler from the 15th century
- Also known as Draculea ("son of the dragon")
- Gothic Novel: 1. unrealistic setting (spooky castle)
                                2. scary events (vampires)
                                3. sensational plots (lots of murders)

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The Book 'Dracula'
- Main character: Jonathan Harker (a lawyer)
- Travels to Transylvania (Eastern Europe)
- Count Dracula invites him to stay
- Desire for blood, crawling along walls,
   long teeth 
- Jonathan tries to escape 

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The Book 'Dracula'
- Story turns to Mina Murray (Jonathan's fiancée)
- Foreign ship wrecks on the shore nearby 
- Cargo: fifty boxes of earth sent by Count Dracula
- Mina's friend Lucy starts sleep walking on the cemetery 
- Lucy falls ill and Prof. Van Helsing comes to see her

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The Book 'Dracula'
- Mina goes to Budapest to meet up with Jonathan
- Van Helsing gives Lucy a blood transfusion, but she escapes
- They find Lucy preying on a child as a vampire
- When Lucy's sleeping they stake her heart and kill her
- Mina & Jonathan get married in Budapest
- They track down the boxes of earth and locate Count Dracula
- They find the Count and kill him 

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6. Who was the author of Dracula?
A
Horatio Troker
B
Abraham Stoker
C
Jonathan Broker
D
Ishmael Croker

Slide 12 - Quiz

7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Gothic novel?
A
Scary events
B
Sensational plots
C
Mysterious characters
D
Unrealistic setting

Slide 13 - Quiz

8. What is the job of Jonathan Harker?
A
Secretary
B
Journalist
C
Writer
D
Lawyer

Slide 14 - Quiz

9. Which of the following is not mentioned as a clue in the book that Dracula is a vampire?
A
Afraid of garlic
B
Desire for blood
C
Crawling along walls
D
Long teeth

Slide 15 - Quiz

10. What happens to Mina's friend Lucy?
A
She is imprisoned
B
She gets killed
C
She gets cured
D
She escapes

Slide 16 - Quiz

Check the reader:

Literature 5: Dracula
- Read the background information
- Answer the questions (using the internet)
- Check your answers (see Its Learning)
- Work on the 2nd Assignment

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