The Vampyre Essays

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein depicts the remarkable resemblance to the “modern” myth of Prometheus. The intertextuality used to connect these two stories, allow Shelley to bring out the most prominent themes of Power and suffering. As both of the characters deal differently with the struggle to resist the power that comes with creating life, the inevitable end for both characters are the same; they fall at the hands of their own creations. Shelley carefully utilizes the legend of Prometheus to express

Stonehearst Asylum is roughly based on a short story short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" by Edgar Allan Poe. In this period piece the cinematography is employed to support the gothic theme of the era the film finds itself in. The Gothic theme is supported by four Gothic elements present in the film namely the isolated setting, entrapment/ imprisonment of the characters, the violence and insanity. According to the Oxford dictionary (2015:) can gothic be explained as belonging

Gothic fiction has been around for centuries and many great works were created with gothic fiction being the main role. “The Vampyre” by John William Polidori is amongst one of the most famous works under the gothic fiction genre. In “The Vampyre” reflects several themes which also reflect current real life problems and issues of the 19th century. Those themes that are going to be discussed are time and place, power, sexual power, the uncanny, the sublime, crisis, and the supernatural and the real

In the novella “The Vampyre”, by John William Polidori, the primary villain is Ruthven. Though it isn’t immediately apparent to our protagonist, Aubrey, Ruthven is a vampire. Ruthven’s nature serves as the conflict of story. Ruthven must feed on blood, and in doing so kills people. It isn’t this reason that Ruthven is a villain, however, but it is his targets that shows his true villainy. Ruthven could target people such as the old and the sickly, people close to death. Instead, he chooses to target

Vampires originally originate from Eastern Europe in the late 17th and 18th century. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th-century poetry, before becoming one of the stock figures of gothic fiction with the publication of Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), which was inspired by the life and legend of Lord Byron. Vampires have been known to have many weaknesses, some examples are garlic, cross, sunlight. Vampires are also known for their blood thirsty appetite. Corpses thought to be vampires were

Betrayed Author: P.C & Kristin Cast Image being a vampyre for only a month and rejected by your mother. However, you have been appointed the leader of a very important vampyre organization, and it’s your destiny to become your town's new High Priestess. As if that isn't enough on your plate, and then add boy drama. Right, when you think things can't get much worse two of your old high school classmates are reported dead and you're the prime suspect in the investigation. Not only does

as it might be observed in Mary Shelley's Frankestein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), in which the scientist Victor Frankestein creates a new being out of parts of dead bodies by using electricity; as well as can be appreciated in the interest that Polidori's vampire Lord Ruthven shows towards the possibility of reviving life from death. This hope of creating life is an attempt to explain the origins of monsters in literature. This connection between science and vampires can be, in fact, seen

Mary Godwin and John William Polidori were both trying to make the scariest story. Mary Godwin created one of the scariest stories of history, Frankenstein. John William Polidori's story created didn't invent the idea of vampires but the name “The Vampyre”. The myth of vampires existed before then just under different names such as The Indian Baital and the Ch'ing Shih in China. John William Polidori's story of a vampire was not the basis for vampires in the future, but it was an outlet for John's

Murnau in 1922. Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" was some ways different from Murnau's Nosferatu because an original work of Nosferatu was disappeared until the copyright was expired. When original Nosferatu returned to Germany, the film became popular again among new generations. This remade expressionism

folklore changed over time, whether it was by stories, the media or how you saw yourself in them everyone had there own aspects of each monster. “ John William Polidori stitched together folklore personal resentment and erotic anxieties into the vampyre, a story that is the basis for vampires as they are understood today” (292). That is how the famous story of vampires started. For zombies in the other hand “ His origins, we learn – we who dabble in the recklessly expanding field of zombie studies

Polidori’s story ends with the line ‘Lord Ruthven had disappeared, and Aubrey’s sister had glutted the thirst of a VAMPYRE!’ (Polidori 23). Lord Ruthven was anywhere in the world leaving the possibility for any young girl to become his victim. What makes the vampire a frightening Gothic villain is the fact that they bring the terror into one’s home. They are not drawn to someone by the evil residing deep within them. Everyone is at risk and the unknown is what makes this villain frightening on a

The first mention of vampires in literature seeped through from European folklore. In the mid-1700s, a vampire panic swept the Serbian countryside. Victims reported being visited in the night by their recently deceased relatives or neighbors, who throttled the life from them. Those struck by these visions died within days. When panicked townspeople exhumed the offending corpses, they found "tell-tale" signs of vampirism: hair and nails that continued to grow after death, blood in the mouth, a lack

she always deserved and was destined to reach. Another amazing fact is that throughout the story, the authors used a lot of Greek terminology along with names of Greek Gods and Goddesses including ‘Nyx’ ‘Aphrodite’, ‘Erebus’ etc. Also, the word ‘Vampyre’ is used to replace the word Vampire. Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide,

Influences and a Legend Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula and Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein both introduced two of the most petrifying characters in Gothic Literature. Both Dracula and Frankenstein's “ The Monster” demonstrated elements of dread, horror and pain. Even though both characters have similar characteristics Dracula is by far more spine chilling than Frankenstein because of how gruesome it is as well as apart from how Dracula is full of bloodthirsty vampires, many deaths

suggests, Lord Ruthven is of a noble birth, which already contrasts with the original idea that vampirism only affected the lowborn. Furthermore, Polidori states that the antagonist was “more remarkable for his singularities, than his rank” (The Vampyre and Other Tales of Macabre, p3), thus surrounding the character with mystery and providing it with more depth. Ruthven’s dangerous nature is also clearly stated at the beginning, as “the light laughter of the fair only attracted his attention, that

health, as well as material goods and wealth. Additionally, folkloric markers for vampirism can be observed in Heathcliff and Catherine and to a lesser extent in characters 'infected' by Heathcliff, e.g. Isabella Linton. Both Wuthering Heights and The Vampyre use the same technique to inspire horror which is inherent in the vampire: apparent humans are revealed as monsters. Nina

The dreadful origins of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1886. In the 1880s, one of the leading forms of literature in Britain was called the “Penny Dreadful”. The term “Penny Dreadful” is used to describe a form of cheap serial literature that was targeted toward the masses: these texts often had thrilling plots filled with crime as well as dark undertones. As a result of the popularity

TITLE The horror and mysteries that surround modern culture today through literature, films, and holidays can almost always be attributed to Bram Stoker. Stoker’s most famous novel Dracula focused on the dark side of human nature, realism, and female sexuality that was unheard of during the Victorian Era. Dracula was critiqued and over analyzed by many for the controversial topics that laid in his text. With these topics he challenged different writers and their viewpoints of society during the

fad rose to fame and in between those periods of time, more stories and shows about vampires were created. In 1816, there were a group of friends who were on holiday and decided to tell ghost stories. From this story telling competition came “The Vampyre” which was made by John William Pollidori. During 1845-1847, James Malcolm Rymer published Varney the Vampire. His stories features characteristics of vampires that are still being borrowed by other authors and movies today. Some of these characteristics

imaginations of writers and has continued into present times taking on different shapes and characterizations, but the basis is still the same. “John William Polidori stitched together folklore, personal resentment and erotic anxieties into “The Vampyre,” a story that is the basis for vampires as they are understood today”