Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670
Component 1
Revise: Dracula: contexts, genre and narrativeHe has qualities of the Byronic hero, a character type combining charm and nobility with menace and moral darkness. This does not make him morally good or remove his role as the villain. Instead, it explains why audiences and characters can be drawn to the person they should fear.
- Revise: Comparing Dracula and The Lost Boys
An attractive but troubled or dangerous character who combines qualities associated with heroes and villains; the archetype is named after the poet Lord Byron.