Vampirism and Sexuality, the story Dracula, by Bram Stoker

The role of the women in the story Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is seen as one that defines the role of women in society during the nineteenth century. During this time in Victorian England, women held a role that required them to behave in a certain way. The norm of this time entails her to be the ideal image of purity and modesty. Women of this era had to live as an virgin wife figure …

…are shown to be an exchange of bodily fluid that give life to a woman as done during intercourse. In addition, the driving of the wooden stake, that is shown to represent a penis, depicts a rape or a virgin girl. These examples, and others throughout the novel show how the acts of vampirism and the way they are dealt with elude to show the sexuality of vampires and how they entice desire in man.