Dracula Female Roles

All through the Victorian era, one of the main concerns was the position and the roles that women played in society. Stoker’s novel and as well as the movie, Dracula, of the Victorian times symbolize different types of women like Mina and Lucy , as well as the Weird Sister’s portrayed them as more masculine than feminine. Through these different characters Stoker was able to conquer monstrosity by the seduction of sexuality and influence that the women had over the men. However, it questions the ultimate perspective of the Victorian culture. To understand the female roles in Dracula, first you have to be aware of the Victorian perspectives of women. (Student Pulse)
Stoker portrays some women as obvious seductive individuals and other women

In the movie, Mina was a faithful and smart woman. She is the perfect example of what the Victorians seen as an ideal wife. Even though Jonathan was missing almost half the movie, Mina still remained faithful and was concern in her heart towards Jonathan. Like at the beginning of the movie, Mina is typing about how she have not heard from Jonathan and it is making her feel “uneasy about him”. (Columbia Tristar Home Video) Mina typing about her concerns about Jonathan does not only proves that she cares about his well-being but it demonstrates her commitment towards him. When she could have just moved on like anyone else would do if they were to wait on someone for a long time. Then like towards the end of the story, both Jonathan and Mina eventually became married. The role that Mina plays not only portrays set worth of the Victorian woman because of the previous points, but Mina demonstrates the perfect role of Victorian woman because she is not seductive in her sexuality. By Stoker reserving Mina’s sexuality, he is able to keep Mina’s innocence that is approved by the Victorians

The question is where Lucy falls into place, which the answer is in between. The reason is because at the beginning of the movie, Lucy shares the same qualities as Mina. She also have the same morality as Mina.at the beginning of the movie, three men are interested in Lucy but she turns two of them down and goes for the men that she loves. By Mina being her friend also speaks volume about Lucy’s character. As stated before, Mina has all the qualities that a Victorian men believed that a women should be like. By Mina taking account of Lucy as a friend with the same values as her, this demonstrates the way Lucy character is portrayed as an example of a Victorian