Key Quotes (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Blue mist in Jonathan's memory symbolises
Blue mist in Jonathan's memory symbolises
Trauma distorting memory, making it surreal yet real
'Blood is the life!' shows Dracula's
'Blood is the life!' shows Dracula's
Alienation from natural human existence
Mina's 'Unclean!' reveals her crisis about
Mina's 'Unclean!' reveals her crisis about
Identity as pure woman/wife; Victorian virtue & shame
'Flesh of my flesh' by Dracula represents
'Flesh of my flesh' by Dracula represents
Complete destruction of Mina's individual identity
Van Helsing on mysteries highlights
Van Helsing on mysteries highlights
Limits of rational understanding vs supernatural forces
Lucy's 'marry 3 men' comment becomes ominous as
Lucy's 'marry 3 men' comment becomes ominous as
Natural desires corrupted into monstrous sexuality
Mina sees documentation/writing as
Mina sees documentation/writing as
Weapon against evil; shared knowledge as tool of resistance
Dracula's 'reason why all things are' quote shows
Dracula's 'reason why all things are' quote shows
Fatalistic thinking justifying power & predetermined roles
Quincey's 'happy to serve' final words represent
Quincey's 'happy to serve' final words represent
Ultimate sacrifice from love; transcending fear of death
'Your girls are mine' shows Dracula's love as
'Your girls are mine' shows Dracula's love as
Ownership & corruption, not care; destruction not flourishing
Renfield's 'I am Your slave' shows
Renfield's 'I am Your slave' shows
Mental enslavement & desperate desire to belong
Jonathan calling vampire women 'devils of Pit' shows
Jonathan calling vampire women 'devils of Pit' shows
Attempt to maintain moral identity & resist temptation
Mina on 'women as cowards' reflects
Mina on 'women as cowards' reflects
Victorian social conditioning; women taught they need men