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What do you make of the famous character of Dr. van Helsing? Is he everything that you expected? Why or why not?
Of all the non-vampiric characters in Dracula, van Helsing stands out the most in popular culture. Students will therefore probably have their own unique perceptions of what Dr. van Helsing is like—some of which may even be pretty far removed from the Dr. van Helsing of the novel since the character has been completely revamped in different spin-off media.
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What kinds of skills and knowledge does van Helsing have to draw upon to save Lucy? What is the significance of this?
Dr. van Helsing is, well, a doctor. But as students are likely to notice,...
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