Dracula Quotes

“The mist grew thicker and thicker and I could see now how it came in, for I could see it like smoke-or with the white energy of boiling water-pouring in, not through the window, but through the joinings of the door. It got thicker and thicker, till it seemed as if it became concentrated into a sort of pillar of cloud in the room, through the top of which I could see the light of gas shining like a red eye. Things began to whirl through my brain just as the cloudy column was now whirling in the room, and through it all came the scriptural words ‘a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night.’ Was it indeed some such spiritual guidance that was coming to me in my sleep?”

This quote depicts the “omens, portents, and visions” quality of a gothic novel. Mina experiences a vision that consists of a figure emerging from a thick layer of fog, similar to the one that her husband has while staying in Castle Dracula. While Mina sees a face in her …show more content…
We all followed his movements with our eyes, for undoubtedly some nervousness was growing on us, and we saw a whole mass of phosphorescence, which twinkled like stars. We all instinctively drew back. The whole place was becoming alive with rats. For a moment or two we stood appalled, all save Lord Godalming, who was seemingly prepared for such an emergency.”

The description of the journey into Dracula’s estate has the gothic quality: “setting in a castle.” The four men heavily prepare themselves against the supernatural threat that Dracula poses, and face the unknown by walking into the vampire’s territory. The darkness of the men’s surroundings creates a dreadful mood for the reader, as they are unsure of what they possibly face. The fact that thousands of rats suddenly appear and surround the men causes the reader to fear for their safety, as Van Helsing states that Dracula could control animals of a such as bats, wolves, and