The Vampire Diaries Essays

  • the vampire diaries

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    The television show, The Vampire Diaries, first aired in February of 2010 based on the book series by L.J. Smith. The show stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder as the three main characters Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, and Damon Salvatore, respectively. The summer after the death of her parents, Elena tries to fall back into teenage life of school, dating, friends, and social events only to discover that she is no longer the same person. After meeting Stefan, a new student, and eventually

  • The Vampire Diaries

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    in them. He was not the only one in there. He sniffed a little. A drunk werewolf, a haggard witch, baby vamp drinking desperately. Yes, this was the right place to be. The stench of sickness and drunkenness permeated all the bar. He was lucky. Vampires didn't get deceases and he was sure these tortured souls will thank him. Yes, thank him because one of this lucky bastards will be his dinner and the poor soul will be set free. He ordered bourbon. The old bartender handed it to him. Damon dropped

  • The Vampire Diaries Book Analysis

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    The vampire diaries are a book series by L.J. Smith about a girl named Elena. She is one of the most popular girls in her little town, Fells Church. She loves two vampires, Damon and Stefan, and this caused supernatural creatures migration to her town bringing danger along. Each book narrates her journey through becoming various supernatural creatures herself and trying to ward off any potentially dangerous supernatural creatures that come to Fells Church. Many townspeople blame Elena for death and

  • The Vampire Diaries: 'I Ll Remember'

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    The premiere episode of “The Vampire Diaries” Season 6 titled “I’ll Remember” revealed how the characters are now living their lives after Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Bonnie’s (Kat Graham) death. Some were able to move on but there are still others struggling in accepting that they have lost a loved one, a friend and their town Mystic Falls. Spoiler Alert: This feature contains major spoilers on “The Vampire Diaries” Season 6, episode 1 titled “I’ll Remember.” The beginning of the premiere episode

  • Interview With The Vampire Vs. The Vampire Diaries

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    istiana Mihai PMA2620 Comparative Essay Interview with the Vampire vs. The Vampire Diaries Throughout their history, undead beings have proven to be highly adaptable, and their development reflects their epochal association in a variety of ways. The vampire, as one of these undead creatures, combines in itself many myths, fears and also desires. He is repulsive and attractive as a complex being of terror. The vampire myth contains a biting irony, as the myth itself cannot be killed, and instead

  • Changing Vampire Behavior

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    The Different Changing Vampire Behaviors Between The Salvatore Brothers The CW television show The Vampire Diaries, based on the book series, is a popular supernatural drama which has followed three main characters: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, and Damon Salvatore. The series is location is a town called Mystic Falls. Elena at the beginning of the series is a human that lives with her brother and aunt because her parents died in a car accident. She meets one of the Salvatore brothers at school

  • The History Of Dracula And The Vampire Diaries

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    history of vampires has gone way back to around 586 years ago when they were created. The first real named vampire was the Romanian prince, Vlad Tepes, but he wasn’t known as the vampire who drinks blood. Tepes is known as “The Real Dracula” because of his taste for the blood of his enemies. The fictional Dracula was created 120 years ago in 1897 by the author Bram Stoker which caused many other movies, television shows and books to follow it including The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries was created

  • Comparing The Vampire Diaries And The Originals

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    supernatural in it, like vampires, witches, and werewolves? I have, I have watched The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama that deals with revolving around one girl. The Originals is about the oldest vampire family and their point of view. The Vampire Diaries and The Originals are very similar and different in many ways including the older, younger, and stronger teenagers that are vampires, witches, and werewolves. The Vampire Diaries set in the fictional

  • Dracula's Influence on 'The Vampire Diaries'

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    Dracula is an iconic literary work that still greatly influences the portrayal of vampirism in modern television. For example, aspects of the CW’s drama TV series, The Vampire Diaries, are loosely based on Dracula’s plotline and character constructs. The show is an adapted interpretation of L.J. Smith’s young adult novels, The Vampire Diaries. Both the TV show and the book series feature renditions of original ideas in Dracula that have become popularized, such as the concept of a supernatural, vampiric

  • The Vampire Diaries: 'Hot Vampires With A Conflicting Love Interest'

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    The Core The Vampire Diaries: ‘hot vampires with a conflicting love interest’ - based on the popular novel series written by L.J Smith (Williams). This hour-long, romance-fantasy-drama program would air on The CW network at 8:00 (ET) following the life of a pretty, popular teenage girl who is torn between the love of two handsome, mysterious, soul-thirsty vampires shortly after facing the death of her parents (Pilot; TVCalendar). Summary The Vampire Diaries takes place in the fictional small town

  • Creative Writing: Strangers In The Dumpster

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    Friday Evening

Alaric occupies a familiar stool at the Grill; a sulky, raven-haired vampire beside him, filling him in on recent developments.
“So apparently this Elijah asshole is one of the originals, and Klaus is the original, original.”
“So, old then. And apparently hard to deal with.”
“Right. Too hard,” Damon gestures with his drink, nearly sloshing amber liquid onto the bar top.
“And Katherine says Klaus needs Elena because she’s from the ‘Petrova’ line?”
“Because she’s The Petrova Döpleganger

  • Compassion In The Vampire Diaries By Julie Plec

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    it. In The Vampire Diaries, by Julie Plec, the vampire Damon Salvatore learns compassion. After being turned by Katherine Pierce in 1864, Damon has lived for over 150 years, going from town to town, feeding on innocent citizens for sport. He does this until he gets bored, or until he realizes there is someone better to torture, such as his brother Stefan, who has only ever tried to help. Flash forward to 2009 Damon returns to his hometown, Mystic Falls, a town once filled with vampires until they

  • The Vampire Diaries ': An Analysis Of Healing Myth'

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    becomes reality in a blink of an eye. His own mother, murdered in cold blood right in front of him. He watches as the knife pierces her skin, her eyes slowly closing but not before looking at her son and saying 3 meaningful words “I love you”. The Vampire Diaries is the perfect example of the one and only “Healing Myth” because it portrays Stefan’s broken beginning, the brutal catalyst, and the powerful archetype. The beginning of something incredible to witness. Love can drive many away. Love drove

  • The Relationship Between King Anne Boleyn's The Vampire Diaries

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    it hard to get with. Anne gave King Henry many ultimatums to go through to finally get married to her. The relationship between King Henry VIII Anne Boleyn resembles the relationship between Caroline and Klaus from the show “The Vampire Diaries.” In “The Vampire Diaries,” Caroline plays the smart and independent best friend of Elena Gilbert. She is the over achiever of the group of friends and she never backs down from a challenge. But Klaus on the other hand would be considered a pessimist and self-centered

  • Comparing Mona Vanderwaal In Pretty Little Liars And The Vampire Diaries

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    Are all television villains the same? The answers to this question are endless. Most people would say yes, but there are differences between many popular tv villains. Mona Vanderwaal from Pretty Little Liars and Rayna Cruz from The Vampire Diaries, are both popular tv villains who share the same goal. They are scarred by past experiences and will go to great lengths to feel powerful. From being forced to do something terrible to being bullied and from revenge to anonymity, both characters won’t stop

  • Compare Dracula And Dracula

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    new outlooks on the original vampire, Dracula. He was a tall non-attractive looking man who would never come out during the day. Hollywood however has made new vampire stories such as Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries/The Originals that have new ideas of a vampire. These novels/books all have differences, but some still have key characteristics of the original vampire. Similar to Dracula, Twilight’s vampires have many of the same characteristics. The vampires in Dracula and Twilight both

  • Creatures of the Night

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    Anyone that has watched The Vampire Diaries and Twilight have noticed similarities and differences with the main women protagonists, love, supernatural powers, and craving of blood. In the Vampire Diaries people are introduced to Elena Gilbert a young outgoing teenaged girl. She has lived in Mystic Falls her entire life, unfortunately her parents are deceased. They passed away in a car accident while their vehicle sank in a nearby river. Elena had a normal life until it was interrupted by meeting

  • How Did Dracula Influence The World

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    Symbols and characteristics found within most vampire stories can be traced back to this novel, Dracula. Some popular vampire characteristics are that they are immortal, survive on the blood of others, have the strength of twenty men, have no reflection in a mirror, can turn their victims into vampires, and are able to shape shift. The book Dracula by Bram Stoker established the genre of the vampire story and it has influenced even modern day vampire stories such as Twilight

  • Dracula Compare And Contrast Essay

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    out looks on the original vampire, Dracula. He was a tall non-attractive looking man who would never come out during the day. Hollywood however has made new vampire stories such as Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries/The Originals that have new ideas of a vampire. These novels/books all have differences, but some still have key characteristics of the original vampire. Similar to Dracula, Twilight’s vampires have many of the same characteristics. The vampires in Dracula and Twilight both

  • From Stoker to Twilight: Evolution of Gothic Literature

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    falls in love with a vampire named Edward. Eventually, the human love interest, Bella, becomes a vampire and the two live on together forever. The Vampire Diaries television series, written by Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, is about a town overrun by people with secret immortal lives, such as being a werewolf or vampire. There are