Nell+-+Vampire

Sargon Hamad, Logan Larsen, Nell Rollins, Kendall Allison = = =__**The Vampyre by John Polidori**__= Aubrey, a young Englishman, meets Lord Ruthven, a man of mysterious origins who has entered London society. Aubrey accompanies Ruthven to Rome, but leaves him after Ruthven seduces the daughter of a mutual acquaintance. Aubrey travels to Greece where he becomes attracted to Ianthe, an innkeeper's daughter. Ianthe tells Aubrey about the legends of the vampire. Ruthven arrives at the scene and shortly thereafter Ianthe is killed by a vampire. Aubrey does not connect Ruthven with the murder and rejoins him in his travels. The pair are attacked by bandits and Ruthven is mortally wounded. Before he dies, Ruthven makes Aubrey swear an oath that he will not mention his death or anything else he knows about Ruthven for a year and a day. Looking back, Aubrey realizes that everyone whom Ruthven met ended up suffering. Aubrey returns to London and is amazed when Ruthven appears shortly thereafter, alive and well. Ruthven reminds Aubrey of his oath to keep his death a secret. Ruthven then begins to seduce Aubrey's sister while Aubrey, helpless to protect his sister, has a nervous breakdown. Ruthven and Aubrey's sister are engaged to marry on the day the oath ends. Just before he dies, Aubrey writes a letter to his sister revealing Ruthven's history, but it does not arrive in time. Ruthven marries Aubrey's sister. On the wedding night, she is discovered dead, drained of her blood--and Ruthven has vanished.

=__Characteristics of a Vampyre__= //__Definition:__// vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person. //__The teeth:__// known as the "canine" teeth to a human being; in the animal world baring the teeth is a sign of defense or threat, but in the well known vampire stories, the teeth are used to draw blood from their victims (innocent or not). //__Weaknesses:__// Garlic is the main fear of a vampire, it is used in many Ancient Greek myths to ward off evil spirits. __**Tip-Offs**__ -Blood, Bloodsucking -Garlic -Wooden Cross/Stake -Sunlight -Coffins -Holy Water media type="custom" key="10580912"

=__**Modern Day Literature/Films:**__= Dracula: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blade Trinity: Twilight:

=__**Usage as an Archetype:**__= Examples of this Archetype: Wuthering Heights(Novel&Film) Jane Eyre(Novel&Film)

=__**Significance:**__= This story is important to our culture because many movies, works of literature, art pieces, plays, and other popular forms of entertainment contain vampyres as the prominent characters, or a storyline similar to that of “The Vampyre”. We enjoy telling a variety of versions of the story because the basic storyline is catchy to us.