Looking at... Lucy Westenra, who is a vivacious young woman who is much praised for her beauty, purity and sweet nature. These qualities earn her three suitors, all of whom propose to her on the same day: Arthur Holmwood, the wealthy son of Lord Godalming; Quincey Morris, an American cowboy; and Doctor John Seward, an asylum psychiatrist. Lucy accepts Arthurs proposal, but soon begins suffering from severe anaemia. She has, in fact, become the victim of Count Dracula, who is slowly draining her of blood. Despite the best efforts of Dr. Seward and Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, Lucys condition rapidly deteriorates. Dr. Van Helsing correctly identifies the true cause of her illness, and puts up garlic around her sickbed to repel Dracula. Even after four blood transfusions (from Holmwood, Seward, Van Helsing, and Morris, respectively) and although the doctors try to keep a constant vigil over her condition, their efforts prove futile. Lucy and her mother are together when a wolf - either controlled by Dracula or Dracula himself - comes crashing through the window while the two women are left unattended. The mother dies from a heart attack, while Dracula drains Lucy to the point of near death. The men find her the next morning barely alive; they try a transfusion, but by this point its much too late, as the bite marks on her throat have vanished and her teeth now sport longer canines. For a moment, when Arthur is near her, she requests a kiss, while turning much more voluptuous. Helsing pulls Arthur away, knowing that it is the monster talking, and not Lucy. Lucy, reverting back to normal and also realizing shes becoming inhuman, asks Van Helsing to protect Arthur. Helsing swears to do so for Lucys sake. Lucy soon dies from her blood loss. The men think its over, but Helsing knows that with Lucys death, her transformation into the undead is just beginning.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:59:16 +0000
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