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DraculaDr. John Seward. Amidst the baffling and fear-driven pursuit against the shadow world of vampires, Dr. John Seward serves as one of several key players needed to thwart Dracula. His interviews provide exposition to the lore of vampirism; his is a perspective that is purely scientific and psychoanalytical, and his outlook both grounds and ...
Dr. Seward Character Analysis. Dr. Seward. The head of an insane asylum in London, which happens to sit next to Dracula's first English estate at Carfax, Seward was a former suitor of, and current friend to, Lucy, before her death. With Van Helsing and the others, Seward then tracks down Dracula in England, and follows him to Romania, where ...
As a result, it's Seward's brokenhearted disappointment that really elicits our sympathy, not Arthur's happiness and then despair. We also know that Dr. Seward is a loyal friend: He doesn't get angry or jealous when his beloved Lucy chooses his best friend, Arthur, over him—instead, he invites Arthur out for a drink (5.19).
- Summary: Chapter 10
- Summary: Chapter 11
- Analysis: Chapters 10 & 11
Seward and Holmwood are concerned about Lucy’s suddenly failing health. When Van Helsingarrives to find Lucy terribly pale and unable to breathe easily, he transfuses Holmwood’s blood into Lucy. The doctors examine the punctures on Lucy’s neck. Though Seward is convinced that these wounds caused her severe loss of blood, he can offer no explanation...
In the morning, Van Helsing and Dr. Seward return to the Westenra residence. They are greeted by Lucy’s mother, who tells them that during the night she removed all the “horrible, strong-smelling flowers” from Lucy’s room and opened the windows to let in fresh air. After Mrs. Westenra leaves the room, Van Helsing nearly crumbles. He and Seward rush...
Seward’s inability to diagnose or stem the progression of Lucy’s illness demonstrates the effectiveness of Dracula’sassault on Victorian social order and also exposes the limits of Western science and reason. Only legend and superstition—not reason and science—are effective in fighting Dracula. Even the many advancements of medical science prove us...
Dr. Seward’s assistant writes to tell him that Renfield escaped again and attacked two men carrying boxes of earth from Carfax. Van Helsing surrounds his dying patient with garlic, but she pushes the flowers away as she sleeps. When Seward checks on Lucy during the night, he notices a bat hovering near her window.
On the 2nd of September, Dr. Seward writes to Arthur Holmwood that Lucy's health does not conform to any malady that he knows of, and that Lucy is somewhat reluctant to have him examine her completely. Dr. Seward is concerned about her "somewhat bloodless condition" because there are no signs of anemia.
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Seward, despite what he sees, is not convinced; he believes a body-snatcher may have stolen the corpse. The two leave the tomb, and Van Helsing and Seward take up vigils in the cemetery near the Westenra tomb. After some hours, Seward sees "something like a white streak" and, then, at the same time, he sees something move near Van Helsing.
