Dracula and Frankenstien.

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Frankenstein and Dracula: Character Parallels and Contrasts Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's Dracula are stories of inhumane beings causing destruction and agony for the main characters until the time of their defeat. These two classic horror stories possess similar character types which contrast in key elements. Each story includes a protagonist, villain and secondary character. The manner in which these characters participate in and affect the outcome of the story, however, varies greatly. The …

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…ula both cause irreparable damage, but have quite dissimilar motives for their behaviours. Finally, Elizabeth Lavenza and Mina Murray participate throughout each respective novel in different ways, though both being secondary female characters with alike relations to the protagonists. These classic horrors illustrate how having common characters does not necessarily denote having common plots. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1988. Stoker, Bram. Dracula. Toronto: Penguin Books Canada Ltd., 1965.