Characters: Abraham Van Helsing (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Professor Van Helsing's expertise areas
Professor Van Helsing's expertise areas
Rare medical conditions & supernatural phenomena
Who calls Van Helsing to help Lucy?
Who calls Van Helsing to help Lucy?
Dr. Seward
Van Helsing's unique ability (science & supernatural)
Van Helsing's unique ability (science & supernatural)
Bridges gap between rational science & supernatural belief
Van Helsing's 3 key qualities
Van Helsing's 3 key qualities
Wisdom, unwavering determination, strong moral compass
Van Helsing's diagnosis of Lucy's illness
Van Helsing's diagnosis of Lucy's illness
Vampire attacks
Van Helsing's treatments for Lucy (2 methods)
Van Helsing's treatments for Lucy (2 methods)
Garlic protection & blood transfusions
Van Helsing's role with the group
Van Helsing's role with the group
Educates them about vampires & unifies their strategy
Purpose of Lucy's 'true death'
Purpose of Lucy's 'true death'
Destroying Un-Dead Lucy to free her soul
How Van Helsing uses Mina's psychic link
How Van Helsing uses Mina's psychic link
Tracks Dracula's movements & predicts his actions
Van Helsing's role in final confrontation
Van Helsing's role in final confrontation
Leads final assault on Dracula's castle in Transylvania
Theme Van Helsing embodies: science vs. ___?
Theme Van Helsing embodies: science vs. ___?
Superstition - combines both approaches
Van Helsing's leadership characteristic
Van Helsing's leadership characteristic
Puts needs of others before his own comfort & safety
Van Helsing's driving moral force
Van Helsing's driving moral force
Moral obligation to fight evil
'We learn from failure, not from success!' meaning
'We learn from failure, not from success!' meaning
Perseverance & learning from setbacks
Van Helsing's critique of science's limitation
Van Helsing's critique of science's limitation
Science too rigid, dismisses what it can't explain