Dracula is a short play created from letters, journals, telegrams, and newspaper clippings. Good versus evil is the main theme I experienced from viewing the play. Evil never outlasts good; therefore I foreshadowed Dracula being killed by the end of the play. The setting of the story begins in 19th century Europe, in a country named Transylvania. Jonathan, a business man from England travels to visit Dracula at his castle. When he arrives at the castle, he soon realizes that Dracula is no regular man. But instead, he is a blood sucking vampire with mind-boggling powers. Luckily, Jonathan happens to escape the castle without being killed. Alternatively, Dracula plans to travel to London and use his evil power to harm innocent people. A group of Jonathan’s friends discover Dracula’s evil plans and together form ways to stop him. On this journey, they face trials and tribulations but ultimately at the end they destroy Dracula and restore peace.
Throughout the play there were many poetic techniques used. In the beginning of the play, the story is told from the first person, informing the audience about Jonathan’s experiences. It then switches to someone else’s journal, letters between two characters, then finally to a newspaper article. It follows this pattern of the use of letterings throughout the entire play. The author also uses suspense throughout the play. There were times when the audience is at the edge of their seat wondering what is going to happen next. At these times the character is on the verge of an important discovery and then suddenly the scene changes. Suspense was an effective technique used because of the contents in the story. It made the story unfold with a dramatic effect.
The play uses fiction and poetry techniques. According to Aristotle, there are six parts of a play. These six parts include a plot, character, thought, diction, music, and spectacle. The plot consists of exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling...