Dracula

What the page covers

This unit sits in the Nineteenth-Century Prose strand of Literature. The resources were made by GoConqr users and most are mind maps. They cover themes, quotes, characters, setting and context, plus a few essay plans.

• Themes in Dracula maps religion, science and the occult, life and death, sexual purity and temptation, imprisonment and isolation, good versus evil, influence and manipulation, friendship and morality.
• Dracula Quotes collects lines to learn and use as evidence.
• Character maps include Mina Harker, Jonathan Harker and Van Helsing. There is also one on the three female vampires.

Where to start

Begin with the main Dracula mind map. It shows the key characters and how they connect. Then open Themes in Dracula to see the big ideas in one view.

If you are reading the novel chapter by chapter, the map on Jonathan Harker's Journal, Chapter 1 follows his trip from Munich to Hungary and the crucifix he is given at the inn.

Using maps and quizzes together

1. Read a map and cover the branches you think you know.
2. Take a quiz, such as Dracula quotes or the character matching quiz.
3. Return to the map for anything you missed.
4. Run through a flashcard deck, such as the one on Dr John Seward, to fix names and details.

Essay planning

Several notes set out essay outlines. One argues that faith and religious symbols let the protagonists overcome evil. Another looks at religion and superstition in Victorian society. Read them to see how a thesis and topic sentences can be laid out. They can help you shape a plan of your own for A-level English Literature.

Next step

Pick one map that matches what you are studying this week, then try a quiz on it. Teachers can set a map or deck as ready-made material for a class.