1. Character in the Supernatural Key words Doppelganger Reincarnation Unease Villain Victim Contrast Antithesis Entrapment Terror Fear Tableau vivant Transgression Unheimlich Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes. The Big Question: What is the purpose/effect of “doubling” the main characters in Beloved and Dracula? Think about Context Language Gothic tropes

2. 2 minutes: First reaction to these comments: how are they relevant to Beloved and Dracula? Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes.

3. BelovedDracula Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes.

4. Harker/Dracula Dracula sucks the information out of Jonathan He steals the clothes he wore on the journey Carries the bag that contains the child (therefore people believe that Harker is responsible for the murder) The Count climbs down the wall, as does Harker when he escapes Count’s assiduous letter writing is matched by Harker’s Imitation of Count when Harker comforts Dracula Sethe/Beloved Beloved comes out of the water/is born on the water Sucks the liquid out of Sethe (she passes urine on seeing her) Beloved is constantly thirsty After Paul D leaves D and S start to “merge” and alienate Denver Beloved becomes ”pregnant” with Sethe Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes.

5. Key words: Doppelganger; tableau vivant The scene in the Woodshed Pg 175 Pg 185 Pg 192-193 Beloved “eats” Sethe Pg 284-286: At first they played together to Ask somebody for help Dracula bites Mina Pg 262-268: Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes.

6. Baby Suggs Read pp103-105 What do you notice about the language Baby Suggs uses? What do you learn here about her role/purpose in the novel? Learning Objective: To purposefully compare the characters of Dracula and Beloved in terms of the supernatural, focusing on two key scenes.

7. What I notice about...DraculaBeloved Whose narrative voice? Imagery used Tension Creation of horror/terror Syntax Repetition Use of synonyms Relevant context Thoughts on the use of the doppleganger Don’t forget: Use quotes, page numbers; write about the effect

8. Home Learning Read and annotate the Dracula section and the critical extracts. Fill in the key scene worksheet Plan this essay question: – Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create an atmosphere of horror and terror in their works Writer’s methods Links between the texts Relevance of contextual matters

9. Dracula

10. Beloved: Belief in Reincarnation

11. Women

12. Slavery

13. Sethe

15. Language in Beloved

16. Doubling in Beloved The above is a good resource for looking at Beloved and the Supernatural

17. Definitions of Gothic tropes