During this Chapter, Jonathan Harker seems to become very desperate as he becomes aware of how dangerous his situation is after his dream the siting of Dracula crawling down the castle walls.
A very Gothic atmosphere is created in this chapter, particularly when Jonathan Harker takes it upon himself to try and find the keys to the castle doors. The dark chapel near Dracula's room is very Gothic in the sense that it is to do with the supernatural. It to do with God and such beliefs. Dracula also seems to be the living-dead as he is lying in the chapel, seeminly dead, even though he isn't. This is also to do with afterlife and religion, and so adds to the Gothic atmosphere.
The chapter ends on a cliffhanger, creating a lot of tension as it comes to a close. Jonathan Harker becomes so worried about "those awful women" and all the other terrible things that are burdening him that he prepares himself to commit suicide.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Interesting. Well noted re the chapel - is it odd that there should be a chapel in Dracula's castle? Is Jonathan going to commit suicide? Or is he just going to try a very risky escape?
ReplyDelete