Initial Reading: Plot and Understanding
As with "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", it is important that you are aware of the key narrative features. This is the starting point before we commence our close reading, and the application of different theoretical perspectives to the events of the text. Task One:
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Task Two:
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Practice Dracula Essay
This essay below is to be focused on the extract where Jonathan Harker encounters Dracula's vampire mistresses. Please ensure that there is no crossover with the focus of assessment two (The Gothic Other).
Task Three:
"Discuss what the characterisation of Dracula's mistresses reveals about the contextual role and concerns about women at the time the text was produced."
Use both the primary text and other reading to respond to this question. Your essay must not exceed 3 pages in length.
This essay below is to be focused on the extract where Jonathan Harker encounters Dracula's vampire mistresses. Please ensure that there is no crossover with the focus of assessment two (The Gothic Other).
Task Three:
"Discuss what the characterisation of Dracula's mistresses reveals about the contextual role and concerns about women at the time the text was produced."
Use both the primary text and other reading to respond to this question. Your essay must not exceed 3 pages in length.
Critical Readings/Notes
Below are some critical readings you may find useful in aiding your understanding of the text. You may be assigned certain ones to read for class, but you may also choose to read these at any time.