DORIAN AND DRACULA QUOTE BANK
THEMES
CONTEXT DORIAN QUOTE DRACULA QUOTE ANALYSIS
Morality “Fin de siécle” Use of french Dracula as a villain
-Fin de siècle: end of murmured Lord demonstrates how subverts morality, as
the century, refer to Henry societal hierarchy he displays
growing concerns of “Fin du globe” waS based on status homosexual
immorality answered his hostess and prestige, and tendencies,
(ch.15) demonstrates how exchanges bodily
- Influenced by the lower classes will fluids with multiple
christian narratives fall victim to the fin de partners and goes
and morality sieclé mentality, against traditional
resulting in an religious ideals
apocalyptic fear of
this societal change
and the ultimate
demise of society
due to failing
immorality
-Aestheticism “To cure the soul by Initially introduced by
presented a new idea means of the senses LH and repeated by
of morality and the senses by Dorian, shows
means of the soul” influence of aesthetic
(ch.1) ideals in his demise
“Beauty is a form of
genius” (ch.1)
“A new hedonism God like description
that was to recreate of aestheticism
life” Ch.10 shows subversion of
victorian morality
-Books serve the “He was withered, Dorian’s restoration “The whole body Dracula’s defeat at
didactic message wrinkled and to his true form in crumpled into dust the hands of the crew
,warning those who loathsome of visage” death shows that and passed from our of light shows how
are immoral of their “Examined the rings society cannot hide sight” CH.27 God ultimately
ultimate demise that they recognized their immorality from triumphs over evil
who it was” CH. 20 God
Sexuality ”It was the passions Antithesis highlights The graphic scenes “Resemblance to a Disturbing image of
-Traditionally prudish about whose origins ultimate demise in Dracula will have child forcing a kitten’s rape shocks victorian
attitudes caused we deceived caused by following resulted as a shock nose into a saucer of and modern
repression of ourselves that desire and passion to the audience, milk to compel it to audience
sexuality tyrannies most therefore the drink” Ch. 21
strongly over us” connotations of sex
Narrator are veiled by the
(Ch. 4) supernatural
- Didactic message “Wild desire” Animalistic imagery “Wild desire”
that deviant sexual suggests not part of
behavior leads to London society
suffering and death
-Homosexuality was “Curious charm” Oxymoronic Homosexual “When the count saw Connotations of
a crime, a sin, and a “Afraid of him and description jux. With connotations in my face his eyes blood related to sex
social taboo ashamed of being later evil and fear, scene of Jonathan blazed with a sort of and bodily fluids as
--Oscar Wilde was afraid” Narrator shows fear of and Dracula demoniac fury, and this scene is
put to trial and (Ch. 2) sexuality in society he suddenly made a reminiscent of Mina’s
ultimately sentenced and foreshadows grab for my throat” rape
for his homosexual influence Ch.2
, -Suggested that only “Closing his eyes, Imagery of dreams Jonathan’s dream “I must be dreaming” Use of imperatives
in sleep do placed his fingers suggests fantasies about the vampire Ch. 3 shows how he does
subconscious desires upon the lids, as kept in secret in women shows not accept his
show themselves though he sought to sleep Dracula’s control of unconscious desires
activites imprison within his his subconscious “A wicked, burning Pre-modifying
brain some curious desire that they adjectives shows evil
dream from which he would kiss me with nature of desire as
feared he might those red lips” Ch. 3 well as going
awake”-Basil completely against
(Ch.1) Jonathan’s
presentation as a
character
Science and
technology
-Contemporaries of Light symbol for truth “These so small
late victorian age and godliness electric lamps” Ch.19
witnessed rapid VH
technological
changes ie) electric
lighting, radio,
photography,
underground,
sewage networks
--Vivisection: “Vivisecting himself, Free indirect speech “Men sneered at
performing as he had ended by discuss scientific vivisection, and yet
operations on live vivisecting others” LH advances and what it look at its results
animals for scientific (Ch.4) means for society today!” Seward (Ch
purpose, hotly 6)
debated
THEMES
CONTEXT DORIAN QUOTE DRACULA QUOTE ANALYSIS
Morality “Fin de siécle” Use of french Dracula as a villain
-Fin de siècle: end of murmured Lord demonstrates how subverts morality, as
the century, refer to Henry societal hierarchy he displays
growing concerns of “Fin du globe” waS based on status homosexual
immorality answered his hostess and prestige, and tendencies,
(ch.15) demonstrates how exchanges bodily
- Influenced by the lower classes will fluids with multiple
christian narratives fall victim to the fin de partners and goes
and morality sieclé mentality, against traditional
resulting in an religious ideals
apocalyptic fear of
this societal change
and the ultimate
demise of society
due to failing
immorality
-Aestheticism “To cure the soul by Initially introduced by
presented a new idea means of the senses LH and repeated by
of morality and the senses by Dorian, shows
means of the soul” influence of aesthetic
(ch.1) ideals in his demise
“Beauty is a form of
genius” (ch.1)
“A new hedonism God like description
that was to recreate of aestheticism
life” Ch.10 shows subversion of
victorian morality
-Books serve the “He was withered, Dorian’s restoration “The whole body Dracula’s defeat at
didactic message wrinkled and to his true form in crumpled into dust the hands of the crew
,warning those who loathsome of visage” death shows that and passed from our of light shows how
are immoral of their “Examined the rings society cannot hide sight” CH.27 God ultimately
ultimate demise that they recognized their immorality from triumphs over evil
who it was” CH. 20 God
Sexuality ”It was the passions Antithesis highlights The graphic scenes “Resemblance to a Disturbing image of
-Traditionally prudish about whose origins ultimate demise in Dracula will have child forcing a kitten’s rape shocks victorian
attitudes caused we deceived caused by following resulted as a shock nose into a saucer of and modern
repression of ourselves that desire and passion to the audience, milk to compel it to audience
sexuality tyrannies most therefore the drink” Ch. 21
strongly over us” connotations of sex
Narrator are veiled by the
(Ch. 4) supernatural
- Didactic message “Wild desire” Animalistic imagery “Wild desire”
that deviant sexual suggests not part of
behavior leads to London society
suffering and death
-Homosexuality was “Curious charm” Oxymoronic Homosexual “When the count saw Connotations of
a crime, a sin, and a “Afraid of him and description jux. With connotations in my face his eyes blood related to sex
social taboo ashamed of being later evil and fear, scene of Jonathan blazed with a sort of and bodily fluids as
--Oscar Wilde was afraid” Narrator shows fear of and Dracula demoniac fury, and this scene is
put to trial and (Ch. 2) sexuality in society he suddenly made a reminiscent of Mina’s
ultimately sentenced and foreshadows grab for my throat” rape
for his homosexual influence Ch.2
, -Suggested that only “Closing his eyes, Imagery of dreams Jonathan’s dream “I must be dreaming” Use of imperatives
in sleep do placed his fingers suggests fantasies about the vampire Ch. 3 shows how he does
subconscious desires upon the lids, as kept in secret in women shows not accept his
show themselves though he sought to sleep Dracula’s control of unconscious desires
activites imprison within his his subconscious “A wicked, burning Pre-modifying
brain some curious desire that they adjectives shows evil
dream from which he would kiss me with nature of desire as
feared he might those red lips” Ch. 3 well as going
awake”-Basil completely against
(Ch.1) Jonathan’s
presentation as a
character
Science and
technology
-Contemporaries of Light symbol for truth “These so small
late victorian age and godliness electric lamps” Ch.19
witnessed rapid VH
technological
changes ie) electric
lighting, radio,
photography,
underground,
sewage networks
--Vivisection: “Vivisecting himself, Free indirect speech “Men sneered at
performing as he had ended by discuss scientific vivisection, and yet
operations on live vivisecting others” LH advances and what it look at its results
animals for scientific (Ch.4) means for society today!” Seward (Ch
purpose, hotly 6)
debated
