Superstition

Superstition

1. The members of Dracula were extremely superstitious in their beliefs.

   • "I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathian, as if it were the center of some sort of imagination whirlpool, if so my stay may be very interesting." (2)
   • "When we started, the crowd round the inn door, all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingures towards me." (14)
   • "Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go at least to wait a day or two before starting" (9).

2. The items used in this story were believed to protect the people from evil.

   • "She then rose and dried her eyes, and taking the crucifix from her neck offered it to me."(7)
   • "He came back with a handful of wild garlic from the box waiting in the hall, but, which had not been opened, and placed the flowers amongst the others on and around the bed." (179)
   • "What mean't the giving of the crucifix, of the garlic, of the wild rose of the mountain ash." (23)