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Dracula
Dracula or Count Dracula is a fictional character who is based on a vampire. He first appeared in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" and the vampire fantasy began. His character has appeared in multiple films to date.
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What town is Dracula from?
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Count Dracula was born in Sighisoara in Romania (You cannot find this in the book, but in the novel the Count is the same person as Vlad III, the real Dracula, and he was born in Sighisoara). Now he has got a castle in the Carpathians and three houses in and around London. Carfax Abbey for example.
What is the name of Dracula's son?
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As an undead he can't give children. Only summon ghouls by draining them half-way of their blood and injecting them some of his curse in the progress. Only injecting and taking minor blood he can get minions. These are mostly mistresses, and does his bidding. A son is not canon in any story of old outside the realm of the gaming company and developers Konami, which made Kid Dracula, which later became better known by his name: Alucard.
How old was bram stroker when he wrote dracula?
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Bram Stoker was born in 1847 and Dracula was written in 1897. This meant that Bram Stoker was 50 when he wrote Dracula.
Who played Count Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula?
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Gary Oldman ... Dracula
Winona Ryder ... Mina Murray / Elisabeta
Anthony Hopkins ... Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Keanu Reeves ... Jonathan Harker Richard E. Grant ... Dr. Jack Seward
Cary Elwes ... Lord Arthur Holmwood
Bill Campbell ... Quincey P. Morris
Sadie Frost ... Lucy Westenra
Tom Waits ... R.M. Renfield
Monica Bellucci ... Dracula's Bride Michaela Bercu ... Dracula's Bride Florina Kendrick ... Dracula's Bride
Jay Robinson ... Mr. Hawkins I.M. Hobson ... Hobbs Laurie Franks ... Lucy's Maid
Why can't Dracula see himself in a picture?
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Vampires are thought to be unholy creatures, and silver is thought in some way to be a holy metal (hence, fatal to werewolves, for example). Silver therefore does not cooperate with vampires. So a mirror which has a reflective coating of silver does not reflect a vampire, and a photograph which depends upon the light sensitive chemical silver iodide will not form the image of a vampire. However, this doesn't apply to all pictures. There would be no apparent impediment to painting a portrait of Dracula.
Why did Bela Lugosi only play Dracula once?
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once
Sorry, at least twice. Once in Dracula, once in Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein. And, of course, he played the role on Broadway stage even before the original Dracula film.
When did Dracula Shape-shift?
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He was killed... search Vlad the impaler and you'll see what happened to him
Where in the book does Dracula bite Mina?
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If you mean DVD chapter, I only have it on tape. The novel, I don't believe, mentions any drinking from the chest, nor are the two in love, though he does begin the vampiric process of feeding her and from her. It's unclear what chapter he begins this; as with Lucy, the symptoms are mentioned first. In fact, I don't believe there's an actual scene in the book where you see it happen; like most vampiric activity, it's only mentioned after the fact.
How and why is Dracula evil?
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It depends on whether or not you believe in vampires. If you believe they're real, then he could be very scary. If you realize that they are fictional characters that don't really exist, then he's not so scary.
Was Dracula a boy or girl?
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Dracula was male, he was certainly not a boy or girl, but whether he was a man is subject to your interpretation of what a vampire is.
What happened at the synod of whitby?
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One of the things that was decided at the Synod of Whitby was the date for Easter.
What is another form that the vampire Dracula could take?
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His Mom.
Dracula was a knight in The Order of the Dragon, a Christian order that was dedicated to keeping the Turks from over-running Europe. (see link) His Father was also of the same order and was known as Dracu (the dragon) Dracula means son of the dragon.
After one battle Dracula returned home to find that his beloved had committed suicide. Apparently the Turks had gotten news to her (before his return) that he had died in battle and she couldn't live without him. At this very un-opportune moment the priest chose to announce that she, as a suicide, couldn't be buried in a Christian grave-yard and that her soul was condemned to hell - at which Dracula cursed God and drank blood. Shortly afterwards Dracula was known as a vampire.
From this is it easy to see why Dracula is much conflicted over religion, is unable to look at a crucifix. This, by the way, was a trait unique to Dracula and is not universal to all vampires. So if you are confronted by a vampire don't rely on a crucifix to save you. That only works on Dracula and he's already destroyed.
What actor played Dracula the most?
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Well Bela Lugosi is considered as many as being the quintessential Dracula, but Gary Oldman did a good job in my opinion. Other than that, Frank Langella did a good job.
What does Count Dracula do in the evening?
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Yes he COULD. In fact all vampires up till the time of Count Orlock could do so. Then after the movie Nosferatu all vampires suddenly had a fatal sensitivity to sun-light. Only recently has they regain some of their former tolerance.
In what year was Dracula written?
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The novel 'Dracula', belonging to the horror genre, was written by Bram Stoker in 1897.
Who was the first actor to play Dracula?
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Bela Lugosi was the first actor and the first dracula movie (not counting nosferatu) was in 1931 and was a universal production, he set the look of dracula the voice and everything, another famous horror actor back then was boris karloff who played the original Frankenstein, he played the monster.
now heres something funny
Bela lugosi was offered the role of Frankenstein but declined it, then later a movie was made dracula vs Frankenstein, something like that, either way it was Bela Lugosi who declined the role of the monster in the original and ended up playing him in Frankenstein vs dracula (or something like that =)
What unusual thing does Renfield from Dracula eat?
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He eats animals like flies, spiders and sparrows. He also asks for a kitten but never gets one.
Is Count Dracula a bat?
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Yes he can turn into a bat, however not all Dracula's have been able too. In Nosferatu the first proper vampire film based on Bram Stokes novel, Count Orlock (Dracula) could not turn into a bat. He could however disappear. It was in Bela Lugosi's Dracula in 1931 that the first vampire turned into a bat, and also a wolf. From this Christopher Lee's character could but many features such as this transformation has changed over the years.
Did Dracula have a last name?
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Count Dracula's first name is Vlad. Bram Stoker was inspired by Vlad III - also called Vlad Țepeș or Vlad Drăculea -, a Wallachian prince born in 1431.
Vlad III got the name "
Țepeș", what means "impaler", because he was very gruesome. The prince was known for his very violent method of killing people: He impaled them.
Being a member of Sigismund of Luxembourg's knights order "Order of the Dragon", which had a dragon, the Dracul, as a symbol, Vlad II, Vlad
Drăculea's father, got the name "Dracul". That is why his son got the name "
Drăculea", what means "son of the dragon".
The name "Dracul" is said to come from the Latin word "drago", what means "dragon". Some people say it is also possible that it comes from the Romanian word "drac", which means "devil", but this has never been proved. If "
Drăculea" came from Romanian, it would mean "son of the devil", and "Dracul" would mean "the devil".
Drăculea died at the end of 1476 in a fight against the Ottomans. It is most likely that he was beheaded by a member of his own army.
Actually, the second name of Vlad III was Draculesti.
As I said, Bram Stoker, the author of the 1897 horror novel "Dracula". At first, Count Dracula tells Jonathan Harker, his guest, Vlad III was his ancestor, but soon, Jonathan finds out that they are one and the same person.
[...] Who was it but one of my own race who as Voivode crossed the Danube and beat the Turk on his own ground! This was a Dracula indeed. Who was it that is own unworthy brother, when he had fallen, sold his people to the Turk and brought the shame of slavery on them! Was it not this Dracula, indeed, who inspired that other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into Turkeyland; who, when he was beaten back, came again, and again, and again, though he had to come alone from the bloody field where his troops were being slaughtered, since he knew that he alone could ultimately triumpgh? They said that he thought only of himself. Bah! what good are peasants without a leader? Where ends the war without a brain and a heart to conduct it? Again, when, after the battle of Mohacs, we threw off the Hungarian yoke, we of the Dracula blood were amongst their leaders, for our spirit would not brook that we were not free. Ah, young sir, the Szekelys - and the Dracula as their heart's blood, their brains, and their swords - can boast a record that mushroom growths like the Hapsburgs and the Romanoffs can never reach. The warlike days are over. Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.
(Bram Stoker: "Dracula". Penguin Popular Classics. ISBN 978-0-14-062339-0. pp. 41+42)
Who are the Children of the night in Dracula?
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"The Children of the night. Listen to them, what sweet musik they sing."
Dracula to Mr. Harker when they hear Wolves singing in the night.
Does Dracula actually exist?
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"Beware of his dark brown eyes, black hair and the frowned busy eyebrows. This man's a devil !!", a rich boyar yelled to the crowd, moments before being impaled by the prince.
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'Is Dracula alive in the world?'
Well, that's really a funny question. However, the answer might be: YES. Dracula is still living throughout history. He's flying through our brains, strengthening our blood to become strong and invincible. He's an example of pure justice applied to those that dare to enslave the others. Thus he is to be remembered forever. Dare to ask him for some strength when you're weak, he will be more than happy to share it with you.
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