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1) Create a character chart for Ch. 5. Have the following on it along with character descriptions of each:  Mina, Lucy, Dr. John Seward, Quincy Morris, Arthur Holmwood.

2.   Why do you think Stoker switches from Jonathan to Mina and the others?  What is his purpose behind this?  Explain.

3.  Describe Mina.  How is she both like and unlike a typical Victorian woman?  Don’t forget to add her to your chart.

4.  Describe Lucy.  How is she both like and unlike a typical Victorian woman?  Don’t forget to add her to your chart.

5.  How many marriage proposals does Lucy have?  Don’t forget to add each one to your chart.  Which one do you think would be the best match and why?

6.  To whom does Lucy compare Quincy Morris to?  What literary device is this?  Add it to your chart. 

7.  What do you think of Lucy’s line, “why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them?”  What theme could it represent?  Explain your answer.

8.  What do you think of Lucy’s line, “Why can’t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble?  But this is heresy, and I must not say it.”  Look up heresy if you need to.  What Victorian tenets does this line violate?  What theme could it represent?  Could it foreshadow anything?  Explain. 

9.  Who does Lucy choose to marry and why do you think she chose him above the others?  What Victorian characteristic does this go with?  It does not directly state who she picks, but it should be obvious.

10.  Who do you think is the main character of the story?  Explain your answer with evidence. 

Dracula Ch. 8

1.  How is Gothic imagery used in the section where Mina searches for and finds Lucy?

2.  What shocking sight does Mina see when she first sees Lucy?  Do you think Lucy was actually sleepwalking or could there be another explanation for her being out in the graveyard?  Explain your answer.  What theme could the scene relate to?  Explain your answer. 

3.  What does Mina do about her bare feet and what Victorian element  could it relate to?  Explain your answer. 

4.  What does Lucy wake up and point to at the window?  Is it what it appears to be?  What literary device could this be?  Explain your answer and cite evidence to support all answers.

5.  What are the changes that Dr. Seward notices in Renfield?  What do you think the cause for it could be?  Explain.

6.  How are religious ideas used in the conversation between Dr. Seward and Renfield?  Has Renfield found religion?  Explain why you think yes or no.  If he has not, what do you think he is talking about when he talks about “the Master”?  Explain.

7.  What is the significance of the fact that Renfield escapes to the chapel at Carfax?  What does he seem to do there?  Explain.

Dracula Ch. 9

1.  How has Jonathan changed both physically and mentally?  What gothic trait would this go with?  Explain your answer.

2.  What does Jonathan give Mina and with what instructions?  Do you think his instructions are wise?  Explain.

3.  What does Mina do with Jonathan’s journal?  Do you think this is the right idea?  Explain.  What theme could this relate to?  NEW THEME!  What do her actions represent between them?  Explain your answer.

4.  What is Lucy’s current condition?  What is the explanation she thinks she is better?  Why do YOU think she is better?  Explain your answer.

6.  Describe Van Helsing’s character.  What do you think of him?  What do you think of the way he speaks to and treats Lucy?  Could this go along with Victorian traits?  Could this be a theme?  Explain your answer.

6.  Why do you think Renfeild cares not for flies anymore?  Explain your answer.

7.  How does Stoker use the epistolary style to increase suspense at the end of the chapter?  EXPLAAAAAAAAAAAIN!

Ch. 10

10.  What is Lucy’s condition at the beginning of Ch. 10?   What action does Van Helsing believe is necessary to keep Lucy alive?   What theme could this relate to? (new theme)

11. Who arrives and offers to help in Van Helsing’s first treatment of Lucy?  Why is it “right” he does so?  What theme(s) could this relate to? (new theme)   Explain why you think it is this theme.  It could be more than one.(think outside the box)  

12.  What happens to Lucy when Seward watches over her?  What happens when he stops? 

13.  Why does Van Helsing warn against telling Arthur that Seward gave blood to Lucy?  What theme or themes could this relate to?  Explain.  Add to your chart.

14.  What are the “flowers” Van Helsing brings to Lucy?  What purpose do you think they serve?

15.  How does Van Helsing treat Lucy (not in the medical sense)?  What do you think of his treatment of her?   What theme could this relate to?  Explain.

16.  Do you think Van Helsing knows exactly what is wrong with Lucy?  Discuss with your group if you think it is wise that he keeps this knowledge from the rest of the characters.  Should he have told Seward, Arthur, and Lucy what is going on?  Why or why not?  Oh, and what theme is this?  Explain.  Put it on your chart.

17.  What are Seward’s feelings at the end of the chapter?  What literary term is being used?  What do you think will happen next in the story? 

18.  How is Lucy like a typical Gothic Woman in chapter 10?  What ideals of the Victorian age are evident? 

Ch. 11

1.   What terrible mistake does Lucy’s mother make and what is the result?  How does Van Helsing react?  What literary device could this represent?

2.  Give the order of the blood donations.  What is the significance of the men giving Lucy their blood and what themes could it represent?  What gothic element?

3.  Who do you think is the tall stranger that talks to the zookeeper?  What is the significance of the white in the stranger’s hair?  About what time does the stranger talk to the zookeeper and what does this mean?  Are you surprised?  Explain your answer.

4.  What has happened at the zoo?  What happens as soon as the zookeeper finished telling his tale to the reporter?

5.  What does Renfeild do after injuring Seward?  Why do you think he does this?

6.  When does Van Helsing’s telegram reach Seward?  What theme does this go with?  Explain your answer.

7.  Describe the night of Sept. 17.  What happened to the servants, Lucy, and her mother?  Be specific!

8.  Do you think there was anything more that could have been done to save Lucy?  Explain your answer.  If you think yes, explain who you think is most to blame for what happens to her and why.   

Dracula 13

1. What do Dr. Seward and Van Helsing notice about Lucy’s body when they go to pay their respects?  What literary device could this represent?

2. What does Van Helsing want to do with Lucy’s body?  Be specific.  In what manner does Van Helsing try to persuade Seward that they must mutilate Lucy’s body?  Should Seward listen to him?  Explain your answer.  What theme or themes could this relate to?  Explain your answer. 

3.  What is Arthur’s state of mind now that he has lost his father and his fiancée?  What is his new title? 

4. As Jonathan Harker walks down Piccadilly what does he see that causes him to suddenly go pale?  What gothic element does this represent?  What does Mina declare it is time for her to do?  Do you agree with her?  Explain.

5.  What does Van Helsing say in regards to the blood transfusions?  Do you agree with what he says?  What theme or themes could it represent?  Explain your answer.

6.  Who do you think this Bloofer Lady is?  What tenet of the Victorian Lady does this “Lady” violate?  What theme does it represent? 

Dracula Chapter 14

1.  What is Mina’s reaction to the journal?  What does Mina decide to do after reading it?  What benefit could this have?  Explain your answer.

2.  What does Van Helsing say about Jonathan’s journal?  What literary devices does he use?  Does he think Jonathan and Mina are in danger?  Do you agree with his assessment?  Why or why not?

3.  What realization does Jonathan come to in response to what Van Helsing says about the journal?  How does it make him feel?  What do you think about Jonathan’s character?  What kind of character is he?  (Dynamic or static).  Explain.

4.  What do you think Van Helsing notices in “The Westminster Gazette” that disturbs him?  Why does it disturb him?

5.  What habit has Renfeild resumed?  Why do you think he has?

6.  What fault does Seward have that hinders him from seeing what Van Helsing sees, according to Van Helsing?  IS this a fault?  Explain your answer.

7.  Do you agree with what Van Helsing says about science?  Why or why not?  What theme could this relate to? 

8.  What startling revelation does Van Helsing make at the end of the chapter?  Is this the fate you expected to befall Lucy?  How does it make you feel?  What theme or themes could it relate to?  

Dracula Ch. 15

1.  What is Seward’s reaction to Van Helsing’s accusations against Lucy?  What do they initially find in Lucy’s tomb and what is Seward’s reaction to it?  Do you feel his reaction is reasonable?  Explain.

2.  What do you think of Van Helsing’s methods of investigation, specifically, in the sense of how much time they are taking? 

3.  Why do you think Seward is so stubborn about Lucy even after they find the child in the graveyard?  What Victorian trait could this go with? 

4.  What finally convinces Seward?  Do you think he was reasonable in his doubt or not?  Explain. 

5.  How does Lucy look when they find her in the tomb?  Why is this odd?  What does it foreshadow?  Explain.

6.  According to Van Helsing, what all must be done to kill the Undead?  Now that both he and Seward are sure she is a vampire, what is Van Helsing’s next move and do you agree with it?  Explain.

7.  What is Holmwood’s reaction to what Van Helsing tells him?  Is it reasonable?  How would you react in his place?  Explain.

 

Dracula Ch 17.

1. Dr. Seward keeps his own personal diary on phonograph. What does Mina intend to do with Dr. Seward’s wax cylinders?  What benefit does this have?

2.  What does Seward figure out about the connection between Renfeild and Dracula?

2. In Whitby, Jonathan tracks down the location of the Count’s fifty large boxes. Where are they located?

4.  How does Jonathan change as he puts himself to the task of finding Dracula’s boxes?  Is Jonathan a static or dynamic character?  Explain your answer. 

5.  What do you think is the significance of the moment when Arthur cries in front of Mina?  What theme is represented?  Explain your answer. 

6.  Who do you think is the main character of the story or does it not have one?  Explain your answer in a well thought out paragraph that has evidence from the text

Chapters 18

1. Mina asks Dr. Seward if she can see Renfield. What is Renfield’s method of “tidying up” his cell before her visit?  What does the fact that he does tell you about Renfield’s character? 

2.  What is Renfield’s explanation for eating live flies and spiders?  Is there a method to his madness?

3.  How does Van Helsing condescend to Mina and how does it fit in with Victorian ideals?  What does Van Helsing say about Mina’s role in what is to come?  Do you agree with him?  How do his notions conform with the genre of Gothicism and with Victorian ideals?  What theme is it?

4. List the powers that Van Helsing claims Count Dracula has as a nosferatu. What does Van Helsing claim is the greatest danger that the men face as they attempt to destroy Dracula?  Were you surprised by any of the powers? 

4.  What limitations does Van Helsing say that a vampire has?  Were you surprised by any of the weaknesses?  Explain your answer.

5.  Do you think modern vampires are weaker or stronger than Dracula?  Explain your answer with specific examples.  Please note that sarcasm may very well ensue if you use examples from Twilight.

6.  Consider the fact that vampires cannot enter a home unless invited in.  What does this hint at about Lucy?  Explain your answer.

7.  What request does Renfeild have?  Why do you think he makes it?  Should Seward give in to his request?  Explain why or why not.

 

 

 

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