Dracula – Study Guide
Ch. 5-7
1. Chapter 5 consists of letters and diary entries from other characters rather than from
Harker’s journal writings from the first four chapters. Why do you think Stoker switches
narrators at this point?
2. In what sense is this chapter an example of dramatic irony?
3. Based on character traits of both Mina and Lucy, who do you think is more vulnerable
to Count Dracula and why?
4. What is the nature of Renfield’s madness, and how is it parallel to Dracula’s behavior?
5. One of the themes of the novel is that madness threatens the lives of the sane. Where
do we see support of this with Dr. Seward in particular?
6. What changes concerning Lucy does Mina note in her journal, and how do these
changes parallel Dracula’s behavior?
7. What does the passage with old man, Mr. Swales, seem to foreshadow?
8. In Ch. 7, the reader learns more about Dracula’s powers that were not previously
mentioned. What are some of those powers?
9. In the passage describing Mr. Swales’ death, what is the implied cause?
10. In Ch. 7, Mina records her observations of Lucy’s behavior. What are two
observations she makes which suggest Lucy is somehow connected to Dracula?