Dracula: Summary Of The Plot

is a novel written as an assembly of non-conventionalsuffering from brain fever. Mina receives the letter and
collective narrating means such as diaries, narrations,immediately goes forward to nurse him and take his
letters, journals and phonographs. It is a horror classiccare. In parallel, Van Helsing arrives in Whitby. He
novel involving Count Dracula - a legendary fictionalexamines Lucy and surprisingly suggests to embrace
vampire.her room with garlic (which is supposedly a charm
A young English lawyer, Jonathan Harker, travels toagainst vampires). Lucy reacts positively, showing signs
Eastern European country of Transylvania to theof recovery. But Lucy’s mother removes the
Dracula Castle to do a real-estate transaction Countgarlic plants from Lucy’s room, since she does
Dracula, a nobleman. On his way through thenot have an idea of the powers of Garlic. This leaves
countryside, at his stops, the peasants and localitesLucy vulnerable again to attacks from Dracula.
warn him. The warning is against his destinationVan Helsing, assisted by John Seward, devotes a
Dracula Castle. They give him different charmsnumber of days trying to have Lucy recovered. They
including crucifixe against evil. Harker translaters (later)perform four blood transfusions, taking once each
theur utterings into what means “vampire.”from Seward, Holmwood, Morris and Van Helsing. But
However, Jonathan Harker continues with his journey.all their efforts go to vain when one night a wolf
He meets the pick-up carriage coming from Draculabreaks into their house and kill Lucy. Her mother dies
as planned. The carriage is attacked by wolves all thealso of a fatal heart attack from fear. After Lucy's
way, and the journey is not too pleasant either.death, children start disappearing mysteriously. Van
Jonathan Harker arrives in the castle, which is almost inHelsing realizes that Lucy, now “Un-Dead” like
ruins. He is welcomed by the elderly Dracula. DraculaDracula, is preying on them. He then leads Holmwood
appears to be an educated and cordial person. But(now Lord Godalming since his father dies in the
after a short while - a few days - Harker realizes thatmeanwhile and the title passes on), Seward, and
he is a prisoner in the castle. And he realizes, mostQuincey Morris to her tomb and convinces them that
uneasily, that Dracula’s diabolical powers andLucy has been transformed into a Dracula-like vampire
ambitions is all set to send him to ruins. Deviod of theand show “Lucy” prey on a helpless child to prove
option to run away, he had to continue to stay on. Andthe same. To send Lucy to the state of real death and
then, one fine evening, three beautiful woman vampiresrelease her from vampire-hood, they agree to dive a
nearly attack him. Just in time the count opposes themstake through her heart when she sleeps in her
and resists their impending attack on Harker. Hevampire-sleep. Then they cut off her head and stuff
mentions that Harker belongs to him. Fearing the lossher mouth with garlic. Once through with this ordeal of
of his life, Harker desperately climbs down the Draculaa ritual, they vow to remove Dracula from the Earth.
Castle’s walls and escapes.Jonathan and Mina marry and return to England. Van
In the meantime, at home in England, Harker'sHelsing contacts them and they all join hands. They
fiancée, Mina Murray, writes to her friend Lucyaccumulate the various diary and journal entries that all
Westenra. Lucy tells Mina that three men haveof them have made. Thus they attempt to collage a
proposed her marriage — Dr. John Seward, Arthurnarrative to better figure out Count Dracula’s
Holmwood (the future Lord Godalming), and Quinceyplans so that they can reach him. The men track the
Morris, a brave American. Lucy accepts Holmwood'searth boxes of Dracula. In the meanwhile, they realize
proposal, but felt sad that could not accept thethat Renfield, a mental patient of Dr. Seward, has let
proposals of the two other honorable men. In whatDracula into the asylum where they are staying. This
follows, Mina decides to visit Lucy at Whitby, a seasidehas allowed Count Dracula to start preying upon Mina.
town, and actually visits her. During her visit, a RussianMina starts changing into a vampire slowly but steadily.
ship gets wrecked near the town’s shore. AllThe men press the urgent button and sterilize all but
the crew from the ship go missing and the captain isone of the boxes of earth. The one remaining box
found dead. A large dog jumps down from the shipgoes missing. Dracula takes it, forced to escape to
and runs off deep into the countryside. The only cargoTransylvania, his native home. They hunt down the
in the ship happens to be the set of fifty earth boxescount, using Mina’s hypnotic connection with
shipped from the Dracula castle. Within a short period,Dracula. Once they cross the sea and reach nearer to
Lucy suddenly starts to walk in her sleep. One night,Transylvania, they break up into three teams and take
Lucy is found by Mina in a cemetery. Mina thinks thatthree routes, so that Dracula can not escape through
she sees a dark shade with deep red eyes glowing,any one of them. They cover the land and the water.
bend over Lucy. As the days pass by, Lucy falls pale,Mina goes with Van Helsing, who kills the three female
weak and ill. She develops two tiny red marks aroundvampires. He seals Castle Dracula entrances with
her throat from inexplicable sources. Not being able tocrucifixes. Castle Dracula becomes purified. They
diagnose Lucy’s illness, Dr. John Sewardcatch up with Dracula as he comes on verge of
requests Professor Van Helsing, his old Professor, toreaching his castle. Jonathan and Quincey run knives
step into the scenario.through his heart.
In the meantime, Harker is found in Budapest. He is