1. Like most horror tales, Dracula centers around the conflict between good and evil. What are some symbols representing good and evil in the novel?

2. What aspects of the vampire myth, such as the vampire's need to sleep during the day, are incorporated in Dracula? What additional elements are found in other vampire stories or films?

3. Once he leaves Transylvania, Count Dracula is seldom seen for the remainder of the novel, despite being evidently close by. Why does Stoker choose not to show Dracula more frequently? What effect does this have by making him such an elusive figure?

4. Do we feel any sympathy for the evil characters? What aspects of their lives might evoke our pity?

5. In their books on horror, both Stephen King and James Twitchell assert that Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (with the werewolf being a Jekyll and Hyde character) represent the three fundamental types of monsters in horror stories and films. Why would these three, all originating from nineteenth-century novels, dominate contemporary horror? What similarities do you see between Dracula and the other two monsters?