Literature: Dracula

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Dracula

Goals

At the end of this lesson series:
    - You can explain the historical context of the Dracula story.
    - You can write a creative horror story.

Materials:

All student materials can be found on It's Learning.

1. Take a guess: The story of Dracula is the basis of all vampire books/films, but when was it written?

1. 1623
2. 1775
3. 1897
4. 1925

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

1. True
2. False

3. Take a guess: The story of Dracula takes place in Transylvania, which is located where?

1. Ukraine
2. Romania
3. Russia
4. Poland

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

1. True
2. False

5. Take a guess: How is Dracula eventually killed in the book?

1. Forced to eat garlic
2. Forced to drink poisoned blood
3. Buried alive
4. Stabbed in the heart

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)

The Book 'Dracula'

- Main character: Johnathan 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 

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

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 

6. Who was the author of Dracula?

1. Horatio Troker
2. Abraham Stoker
3. Jonathan Broker
4. Ishmael Croker

7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Gothic novel?

1. Scary events
2. Sensational plots
3. Mysterious characters
4. Unrealistic setting

8. What is the job of Jonathan Harker?

1. Secretary
2. Journalist
3. Writer
4. Lawyer

9. Which of the following is not mentioned as a clue in the book that Dracula is a vampire?

1. Afraid of garlic
2. Desire for blood
3. Crawling along walls
4. Long teeth

10. What happens to Mina's friend Lucy?

1. She is imprisoned
2. She gets killed
3. She gets cured
4. She escapes

Check the website:

- Read the background information (lesson 1)
- Answer the questions (using the internet)
- Check your knowledge (it's learning)