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* AdaptedOut: Quincey Morris and RM Renfield are the only major characters from the book not featured here.

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* AdaptedOut: Quincey Morris and RM Renfield are the only major characters from the book not featured here. The brides are also missing.
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* CanonForeigner: Mr. Singleton is original to this film.


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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Despite getting staked through the back, Dracula is implied to still be alive in the end]].
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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: Gender flipped; Arthur has syphilis as his father before him.

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* AdaptedOut: Quincey Morris and RM Renfield are the only major characters from the book not featured here.



* DeathByAdaptation: Jonathan. [[spoiler: After concluding his business with Dracula, he is killed off by him and never seen again.]]

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* DeathByAdaptation: Jonathan. [[spoiler: After concluding his business with Dracula, he is killed off by him and never seen again.]]]] Likewise, [[spoiler:Arthur]], who survives the entire book, is literally beheaded by Dracula in the final confrontation.


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* OffWithHisHead: How Dracula kills [[spoiler:Arthur]].

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!!The 2006 Dracula presents the following examples:

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!!The 2006 Dracula ''Dracula'' presents the following examples:



* FaithHeelTurn: Arthur lost his faith in God at the beginning of the film, which prompts him to seek out the Brotherhood. However, he comes back into it upon realizing what he brought into his homeland was a monster and steps up to make things right.



** The same could be said about Mina. Had she come clean about what she knows and gave Dr. Seward a chance to explain his concerns, she would've realized sooner that Dracula is a danger to herself as well.

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** The same could be said about Mina. Had she come clean about what she knows of the issues between Arthur and Lucy and gave Dr. Seward a chance to explain his concerns, she would've realized sooner that Dracula is a danger to herself as well.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not long after Jonathan leaves for Transylvania, his employer Hawkins is killed by the Brotherhood.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not long after Jonathan leaves for Transylvania, his [[spoiler:his employer Hawkins is killed by the Brotherhood.
Brotherhood]].
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* DestructiveRomance: Lucy and Arthur's marriage starts to come apart when he refuses to consummate the relationship and keeps secrets from her, and the final nail is when Lucy is bitten by Dracula and perishes despite being a transfusion.

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* DestructiveRomance: Lucy and Arthur's marriage starts to come apart when he refuses to consummate the relationship and keeps secrets from her, and the final nail is when Lucy is bitten by Dracula and perishes despite being given a transfusion.



* IllGirl: Gender inverted; Arthur has syphilis as his father before him.

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* IllGirl: Gender inverted; flipped; Arthur has syphilis as his father before him.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Dracula's coming.]]

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* ReligionOfEvil: The Brotherhood, as they hold reverence to Dracula.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not long after Jonathan leaves for Transylvania, his employer is killed by the Brotherhood.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not long after Jonathan leaves for Transylvania, his employer Hawkins is killed by the Brotherhood.
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* DeathByAdaptation: Jonathan, only this time around he is simply killed off, never to be seen again.

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* DeathByAdaptation: Jonathan, only this time around Jonathan. [[spoiler: After concluding his business with Dracula, he is simply killed off, off by him and never to be seen again.]]



* GoThroughMe: Arthur attempts to direct Dracula into attacking him to save Mina. It doesn't go too well.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason Van Helsing was imprisoned in the cellar of the Brotherhood's residence.

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* GoThroughMe: Arthur attempts to direct Dracula into attacking him to save Mina. [[spoiler: It doesn't go too well.
well.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: The reason Van Helsing was imprisoned in the cellar of the Brotherhood's residence.residence after having researched Dracula.]]



* TheEndOrIsIt: It seems like things might be looking up for Mina and Dr. Seward. But then, it cuts to a ragged man who looks suspiciously like Dracula...

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* TheEndOrIsIt: It seems like things might be looking up for Mina and Dr. Seward. [[spoiler: But then, it cuts to a ragged man who looks suspiciously like Dracula...]]
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Had Arthur been more honest about his syphilis, anxieties, and what he'd been doing around Lucy, John Seward, and Lucy, nobody would've had to suffer the tragedies they did.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: Had Arthur been more honest about his syphilis, anxieties, and what he'd been doing around Lucy, John Seward, and Lucy, Mina, nobody would've had to suffer the tragedies they did.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Had Arthur been more honest about his syphilis, anxieties, and what he'd been doing around Lucy, John Seward, and Lucy, nobody would've had to suffer the tragedies they did.
** The same could be said about Mina. Had she come clean about what she knows and gave Dr. Seward a chance to explain his concerns, she would've realized sooner that Dracula is a danger to herself as well.
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* GoThroughMe: Arthur attempts to direct Dracula into attacking him to save Mina. It doesn't go too well.


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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Whenever Arthur was engaging in business with Mr. Singleton or Dracula, he always had Lucy go elsewhere without giving clear reasons why.


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* MaybeEverAfter: Implied that Mina might hook up with Dr. Seward.


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* TheEndOrIsIt: It seems like things might be looking up for Mina and Dr. Seward. But then, it cuts to a ragged man who looks suspiciously like Dracula...
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* WhatTheHellHero: Mina delivers an emotional yet scathing rebuke at Arthur for the heartbreak he caused her after learning the truth behind her fiance's demise.

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* AgentMulder: It certainly didn't take much for Dr. Seward to be convinced Dracula is a vampire and that a shady cult is behind the machinations that brought him to England in the first place.



* CassandraTruth: Dr. Seward tries to warn Mina of the Brotherhood's machinations and of Dracula being a vampire. She doesn't believe him...at first.

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* CassandraTruth: Dr. Seward tries to warn Mina of Arthur's suspicious behavior, the Brotherhood's machinations and of Dracula being a vampire. She doesn't believe him...at first.


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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason Van Helsing was imprisoned in the cellar of the Brotherhood's residence.
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Taking place in Whitby, England, Arthur Holmwood, faced with syphilis which he inherited from his father while approaching marriage with Lucy, meets with a mysterious group called the Brotherhood in the hopes of finding a way to fix his problems - for a price.

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Taking place in Whitby, London, England, Arthur Holmwood, faced with syphilis which he inherited from his father while approaching marriage with Lucy, meets with a mysterious group called the Brotherhood in the hopes of finding a way to fix his problems - for a price.
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* DestructiveRomance: Lucy and Arthur's marriage starts to come apart when he refuses to consummate the relationship and keeps secrets from her, and the final nail is when Lucy is bitten by Dracula and perishes despite being a transfusion.


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* MurderTheHypotenuse: Upon taking an interest in Mina, Dracula kills off Jonathan before he makes the trip to England.
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Taking place in England, Arthur Holmwood, faced with syphilis which he inherited from his father while approaching marriage with Lucy, meets with a mysterious group called the Brotherhood in the hopes of finding a way to fix his problems - for a price.

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Taking place in Whitby, England, Arthur Holmwood, faced with syphilis which he inherited from his father while approaching marriage with Lucy, meets with a mysterious group called the Brotherhood in the hopes of finding a way to fix his problems - for a price.
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* UwittingPawn: Jonathan and his employer Hawkins were used by the Brotherhood to provides a means for Dracula to reach England.

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* UwittingPawn: UnwittingPawn: Jonathan and his employer Hawkins were used by the Brotherhood to provides a means for Dracula to reach England.
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* Dracula: Who else?

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* Dracula: {{Dracula}}: Who else?

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* BreakingAndBloodsucking: Dracula does this when he preys on Lucy, while Arthur was asleep no less.



* Dracula: Who else?



* WeaponForIntimidation: Arthur uses a gun to force Dr. Seward to do the transfusion for Lucy with his own blood.

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* WeaponForIntimidation: Arthur uses a gun to force Dr. Seward to do UwittingPawn: Jonathan and his employer Hawkins were used by the transfusion Brotherhood to provides a means for Lucy with his own blood.Dracula to reach England.




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* WeaponForIntimidation: Arthur uses a gun to force Dr. Seward to perform the transfusion for Lucy with his own blood.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not long after Jonathan leaves for Transylvania, his employer is killed by the Brotherhood.

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* WeaponForIntimidation: Arthur uses a gun to force Dr. Seward to do the transfusion for Lucy with his own blood.
* VillainousFaceHold: Dracula does this to Arthur when he attempts to threaten him with departure from England.
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When Jonathan, the fiance of Lucy's friend Mina, is sent to Transylvania to sell properties to Count Dracula, a series of unsettling events occur leading to Dracula arriving on English shores. Caught in the middle of the conspiracy are Dr. John Seward and Mina Murray.

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When Jonathan, the fiance of Lucy's friend Mina, is sent to Transylvania to sell properties to Count Dracula, a series of unsettling events occur leading to Dracula arriving on English shores. Caught in the middle of the conspiracy are Dr. John Seward and Mina Murray.
Murray, who are forced to face the true nature of the tragedies and confront the vampire with the aid of Dr. Van Helsing.
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Taking place in England, Arthur Holmwood, faced with syphilis which he inherited from his father while approaching marriage with Lucy, meets with a mysterious group called the Brotherhood in the hopes of finding a way to fix his problems - for a price.

When Jonathan, the fiance of Lucy's friend Mina, is sent to Transylvania to sell properties to Count Dracula, a series of unsettling events occur leading to Dracula arriving on English shores. Caught in the middle of the conspiracy are Dr. John Seward and Mina Murray.


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* AdaptationalJerkass: Arthur Holmwood. He not only hides his real issues from his friends and his wife, but he turns to a cult connected to Dracula to solve his problem (which caused Jonathan's demise), and even forces Dr. Seward to perform the blood transfusion himself at ''gunpoint''.
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''Dracula'' is a television adaptation of Literature/Dracula by Creator/BramStoker for the United Kingdom's Creator/TheBBC in 2006. There are significant differences from BBC's previous 1977 adaptation (which followed most of the main storyline).

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''Dracula'' is a television adaptation of Literature/Dracula ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' by Creator/BramStoker for the United Kingdom's Creator/TheBBC in 2006. There are significant differences from BBC's previous 1977 adaptation (which followed most of the main storyline).
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Attempting to bring attention to second BBC Dracula. Might have to search for more tropes to place in there, and summarize film.

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''Dracula'' is a television adaptation of Literature/Dracula by Creator/BramStoker for the United Kingdom's Creator/TheBBC in 2006. There are significant differences from BBC's previous 1977 adaptation (which followed most of the main storyline).

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!!The 2006 Dracula presents the following examples:

* CassandraTruth: Dr. Seward tries to warn Mina of the Brotherhood's machinations and of Dracula being a vampire. She doesn't believe him...at first.
* DeathByAdaptation: Jonathan, only this time around he is simply killed off, never to be seen again.
* IllGirl: Gender inverted; Arthur has syphilis as his father before him.
* LostLenore: Jonathan, as Mina grieves upon realizing he'll never return to her.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Arthur, upon realizing what his pride and desperation for a cure to his syphilis has cost him.
* StakingTheLovedOne: Arthur had to stake Lucy, his own wife, to free her from her vampirism.

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