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What happens in chapter 6 of Dracula?
In chapter six of Dracula, Mina Murray experiences both. Mina and Lucy return to the harbor and see the man Mina met the previous day and two of his friends. We learn that the elderly man’s name is Mr. Swales, and he possesses a vast amount of knowledge about the town.
Why can’t they let a girl marry three men Dracula?
If Mina is everyone’s mother, Lucy is everyone’s wife: At one point, she says to Mina, Why can’t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble? (5.11). Though Lucy wouldn’t mind marrying all three of the men who propose to her, she chooses Arthur because she loves him best.
What is Chapter 7 of Dracula about?
In chapter 7 of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a fierce storm hits Whitby causing a mysterious boat without any surviving crew members to come on shore.
WHO proposes to Lucy in Dracula?
Arthur Holmwood
Why can’t they let a girl marry three men?
In chapter 7 of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a fierce storm hits Whitby causing a mysterious boat without any surviving crew members to come on shore.
What does Dr Seward learn about Renfield in Chapter VI?
He looked so earnest over it that I shall never again think that a man must be playful always, and never earnest, because he is merry at times. 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.
What upset Mina?
Dr. Seward’s diary, dated June 5. Dr. Seward notes that his patient, Renfield, has been capturing flies with the sugar from his tea and keeping them in his cell. There are so flies many in there that he tells Renfield he’ll have to get rid of them.
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?
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. I am glad to say that, though I was crying, I was able to look into Mr. Don’t cry, my dear.
How is Lucy sexualized in Dracula?
The relation to the new woman and this quote is that while Lucy is turning into a vampire, she becomes overly sexualized. Like other vampires around Dracula, her repressed sexuality is finally noticed, and she becomes the sexual aggressor instead of having men flock to her in attempts to gain her hand in marriage.
Who are Lucys 3 suitors?
She’s Mina Murray’s best friend and writes to her friend about her three suitors: Arthur Holmwood, a wealthy nobleman; Quincey Morris, an American; and Dr.John Seward, a psychologist. All propose to the beautiful Lucy. She laments that she cannot marry them all but accepts Arthur Holmwood as her fiancxe9.
What does Lucy symbolize in Dracula?
In the novel entitled Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897, the two female characters Lucy Westenra and Mina Harker both seem to represent the Victorian ideal of female virtue. The stereotypical woman was either a mother or a virgin, and if she was neither of both, she was regarded as a whore.
What strange events are described in Chapter 7 Dracula?
In chapter 7 of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a fierce storm hits Whitby causing a mysterious boat without any surviving crew members to come on shore.
When did the storm come on in Dracula Chapter 7?
The chapter opens with a newspaper article that Mina has pasted in her journal about the great storm of August 8.
Why can’t they let a girl marry?
He looked so earnest over it that I shall never again think that a man must be playful always, and never earnest, because he is merry at times. 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.
Who proposes Lucy’s marriage in Dracula?
She’s Mina Murray’s best friend and writes to her friend about her three suitors: Arthur Holmwood, a wealthy nobleman; Quincey Morris, an American; and Dr.John Seward, a psychologist. All propose to the beautiful Lucy. She laments that she cannot marry them all but accepts Arthur Holmwood as her fiancxe9.
WHO proposes to Lucy and which proposal does she accept?
Which of the marriage proposals does Lucy accept? Lucy accepts Arthur’s marriage proposal. Seward is most interested in R. M. Renfield. He is very strong, and could easily be excited into doing something dangerous.
Who are Lucy’s suitors who decides if she’ll marry one of them?
John Seward whom Lucy describes as one of the most resolute men she ever saw, yet the most calm; Arthur Holmwood, whom Lucy chooses to marry; and Quincey P. Morris, a Texan, a friend of Arthur Holmwood; and Dr. Seward, director of a lunatic asylum. All of these characters will figure prominently in the story.
Why does Lucy marry Arthur in Dracula?
Though Lucy wouldn’t mind marrying all three of the men who propose to her, she chooses Arthur because she loves him best. Later, Lucy’s wish sort of comes true. After Lucy dies, Arthur says that he feels like he was really married to her by sharing his blood with her in a blood transfusion.
Why do you suppose the incident with Dracula and Lucy takes place on Lucy and Mina’s seat near the graveyard?
If Mina is everyone’s mother, Lucy is everyone’s wife: At one point, she says to Mina, Why can’t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble? (5.11). Though Lucy wouldn’t mind marrying all three of the men who propose to her, she chooses Arthur because she loves him best.
Why does Dracula choose Lucy?
Why do you suppose the incident with Dracula and Lucy takes place on Lucy and Mina’s seat near the graveyard? This is Lucy and Mina’s seat, it is foreshadowing what happens to Lucy will happen to Mina. What do you think Stoker includes the letter from Samuel F.
How does Lucy become a vampire?
In the novel, Lucy was turned into a vampire by Dracula for no clear reason, however, in the tv series, she is turned into a vampire by Dracula for betraying her ex-best friend, Mina Murray; by sleeping with Mina’s then-fiancxe9, Jonathan Harker. Lucy lost her virginity to Jonathan in Come to Die.
How does Dr Seward describe Renfield?
Seward decides to classify Renfield as a zoxf6phagous [life eating] maniac. Seward defines this phenomenon as a person who tries to absorb as many lives as he can, one who has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.
What happens to Renfield what does he tell Dr Seward?
Upon rushing to investigate, Seward discovers that Renfield has been seriously hurt his face has been brutally beaten, there is a pool of blood on the cell floor, and his back is apparently broken. Renfield, realizing that he is dying, tells them in an agony of despair what happened.
What are the changes that Dr Seward notices in Renfield?
What are the changes that Dr. Seward notices in Renfield? He has a swift personality change; he acts like a caged animal.
What happens to Mina in Dracula?
In Stoker’s original novel, Mina recovers from the vampire’s curse upon Dracula’s death and lives on with her husband, Jonathan. However, in some media, Mina is killed at some point in the story, while in others, she becomes a full vampire and keeps her powers after the death of Dracula.
