"But there was no reflection of him in the mirror! The whole room behind me was displayed; but there was no sign of a man it it, except myself. This was startling, and, coming on top of so many strange things, was beginning to increase that vague feeling of uneasiness that I always have when the Count is near; but at that instant I saw that the cut had bled a little, and the blood was trickling over my chin. I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half-round to look for some sticking-plaster. When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. It made an instant change in him, for the fury passed so quickly I could hardly believe that it was ever there." (Bram Stoker, Dracula page #34)
I feel that this quotation describes Count Dracula very well because it's one of the first times that he shows what he truly is. He's usually very composed and he's careful not to act abnormally around his house guest Jonathan Harker. In this part of the book, however, he loses control and actually behaves like a vampire. The moment only lasts until he touches the beads that hold the crucifix that Jonathan wears around his neck. It's shortly after this part that Jonathan puts together the strange habits of the Count, and realizes that he's more than just a very peculiar man.
From what I've read of the book, I predict that Count Dracula will move to his new house in England as he said he would. He wants to get out of Transylvania, where his legend scares away all living people. I think that Jonathan will try to stop him at any cost, so he doesn't have the opportunity to kill everybody. Jonathan doesn't know anything about vampires, though, so he will most likely have to enlist the help of somebody who does.
I chose Dracula's theme song because it's very dark and mysterious, like Count Dracula himself. It truly represents the Count's menacing side.
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