How effectively has the play text of Dracula been transformed into media texts?

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How effectively has the play text of Dracula been transformed into media texts?

In this essay I aim to discuss how effectively has the play text of Dracula been transformed into the media text. In both texts the theme good and evil is used. The crucifix was used to ward of evil and god became the pure symbol. In both play text and media text there was a contrast of good and evil between the two characters Dracula and Mina Murray. Dracula is represented as evil in both play text and media, but in media they show this more by the lighting of the character and the camera angles. In the movie Dracula by Bram Stoker, Mina is represented as a good symbol and in Van Helsing he is.

The symbols used in the media text are more obvious than in the play text this is because you can visualize them instead of imagining them. Symbols such as the crucifix, garlic and stake are known to ward of evil as mentioned before. The symbol "stake through heart" is used in media text and in film Dracula, where as in the film Van Helsing they use the myth