1. criminology in Victorian Literature

2. Task 1:
What do you think Dracula looks like?

3. Police Composite Sketch of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Long white moustache.
Face: a very strong, aquiline, -thin nose, high bridge.
Domed forehead.
His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose.
The mouth, was fixed and rather cruel-looking.
For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed.
The chin was broad and strong.

4. Bela Lugosi- Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931)
“Patent leather shoes and patent leather hair”

5. Victorian Monsters Victorian Era- Dynamic Darwinian nightmare
Devolution
Reverse Colonisation

6. Phrenology and Physiognomy
Victorian Pseudoscience
Cesare Lombroso: Father of Criminology
“Criminality is an atavistic phenomenon”

7. Celebrity profile
Cheek bones: Arnold’s protruding cheek bones show that he has loads of courage.
Forehead: His wide forehead shows that he is a very intelligent person
Chin: Arnold’s  big chin shows that he has the tendency to take physical risks and high physical endurance.
Verdict: Action Hero!

8. Task 2:
In pairs, use your powers of deduction to develop a short (3-4 sentences) criminal profile based on your interpretation of a literary character’s physical features…
The safety of millions of imaginary literary characters depends on your answer, good luck!

9. Resources