Stoker's Dragula: Devices

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could not reach,
and consequently light and comfort, impossible to a position which had to
be guarded, were secured." This description could also be an example of
foreshadowing, as I will explain later. Another example of imagery can be
found on page 54. This is when Jonathan was trying to escape and he ran
across the Count's coffin. Stoker creates the horrifying image of the
devilish antagonist by writing, "... looking as if his youth had been half
renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey;
the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the
mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood,
which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck.
Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh, for the lids
and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful
creature were simply gorged with blood." This extremely detailed
description of Dracula after ...

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