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Identities Of The Werewolf In 'Dracula' By Bram Stoker

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My monster that I choose is a werewolf. This creature was originated in europe. The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore, existing in many variants, which are related by a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying European folklore developed during the medieval period.The first recorded Werewolf sighting took place around the countryside of German town Colongne and Bedburg in 1591. An age-old pamphlet describes those shivering moments vividly. Few people cornered a large wolf and set their dogs upon it. They started to pierce it with sharp sticks and spears. Surprisingly the ferocious wolf did not run away or tried to protect itself, rather it stood up and turned out to be a middle-aged man he was Peter …show more content…

In Dracula's guest, a band of military horsemen coming to the aid of the protagonist chase off Dracula, depicted as a great wolf stating the only way to kill it is by a "Sacred Bullet". This is also mentioned in the main novel Dracula as well. Count Dracula stated in the novel that legends of werewolves originated from his Szekely racial bloodline, who himself is also depicted with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf at will during the night but is unable to do so during the day except at noon. The most convenient performing arts of a werewolf were The Underworld movies, Teen Wolf and also the newest version of red riding …show more content…

Having an appetite for eating humans,They are said to devour animals, people or corpses at night, but returns to normal human form by day. Some werewolves are known to change shape at will; while in others the condition is hereditary. It may also be acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf monster. Everyone would suggest that the werewolfs nemesis is a vampire because of 20th century movies but in popular culture today, we sometimes see werewolves and vampires linked in some way. In some movies, werewolves are depicted to be the nemesis of the vampire while in others they are the vampire’s slaves or servants. This too has a link traceable to medieval Europe. In medieval Europe, some people who had been executed for being a werewolf were cremated to prevent them from rising again as a

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