#gothic literature
I don’t think we talk about Safie from Frankenstein enough. Imagine losing your father and escaping from being forced into a harem. Then, immigrating to your new French husband’s homeland while trying your best learn the language and culture only to have to move all over again because your blind father-in-law unwittingly let in a very strange stranger into the house.
What I thought Arthur Holmwood would be like: The picture of posh British self-restraint
What I read: Arthur would die for Lucy and he is not afraid to say it
What I thought Renfield would be like: the creepiest non-vampire character in Dracula
What I read: Renfield is the president of the Mina fan club
The very first thing Frankenstein’s creature does after becoming alive is going into his creator’s/father’s bedroom in the middle of night. Then, creepily standing over his sleeping parental figure until he wakes up startled, which is extremely on brand for little kids.
I think Lucy in Dracula is a very interesting character because I feel like she would be difficult character to adapt from the novel. Because key plot points to her character are her love life and her eventual undeath at the hands of Dracula, it would be very easy to make her just a pretty damsel in distress. Or worse, unintentionally imply that she some how deserves to be punished for being perceived as attractive to men.
I also think Lucy would be a very tricky character to adapt because she walks the very fine line between what would be acceptable or inacceptable behavior for a woman in the Victorian era. While she downplays it, Lucy does like being perceived as desirable and behaving in such a way that would endear men to her. Lucy does admit that she does find all her suitors attractive and her suitors probably have never proposed to her if they didn’t think there was a chance she would accept. However, at the same time, is not the kind of woman to maliciously play with other people’s feelings. Lucy is certainly flirtatious, but she never would intentionally hurt someone’s feelings while doing so. I imagine it would be very difficult capture this subtle aspect of her character while making sure she has personality and a life outside her romantic subplot.
Continuing my Dungeons & Doublets project, here’s Victor Frankenstein the halfling necromancer ;))
Dungeons & Doublets
Yeah, so. Kinda started a new project with classic lit characters in DND, with one of my friends. Here’s the first design: Dorian Gray, who’s an elf warlock with a very “special” locket.
