DRACULA Questions

After reading the radio script for Orson Welles', "Dracula," please answer the following questions.
DRACULA: Questions

02:50 min Prologue

1. What was the name of the theatre Orson Welles created?

2. How old was Orson Welles when he decided to produce a theatrical company?

3. How much money did they begin with? How much would that be worth in modern funds?

4. Why were Orson Welles’ radio broadcasts so popular? List three reasons.

5. What were two other stories broadcast by Orson Welles’ company?

6. Count Dracula was the first broadcast of the Mercury Theatre. On what date was it first aired?

07:05 min COUNT DRACULA

1. What animals escort Harker and Dracula to the castle?

2. Page 6: In the morning, Harker is shaving. What is strange about Dracula’s reflection behind him?

3. Page 6: Foreshadowing: “Be careful how you cut yourself. It is more dangerous than you think... in this country.” What does Count Dracula mean by this?

4. Page 8, 23: Describe Dracula in as much detail as possible.

5. Page 9-10: Create a timeline of the strange events leading up to, through, and after the ship was sighted at sea.

6. Label the initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion of the events in question 5.

7. Pg 10-13: The stuff of myth, legend, and lore... create a timeline of these very strange events.

8. Religious symbols. Explain the significance of each symbol in the play, “Count Dracula”.
a. Crucifix
b. Holy Water
c. Prayer

9. Foreshadowing: Page 14. Explain what is being foreshadowed, and what this suggests may happen later in the play.

10. DRACULA: You shall be flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood. (Page 16; 28:30, pg 25; 41:30, Pg. 36, 56:30).
a. What is the religious significance of this quote?
b. What does Dracula mean when he says this?

11. Foreshadowing: It will make much difference whether she dies conscious, or in her sleep. (Pg16; 29:30) Explain what is being foreshadowed, and what this suggests may happen later in the play.

12. Page 20-21: What is the symbol that describes the work of the Undead? How is the symbol explained?

13. Who are Jonathan and Mina Harker? What is their significance to the story of Count Dracula?

14. The great Dracula Chase...
a. create a timeline of these very strange events.
b. How was the wagon stopped? (Page 34)
c. What happened to the box of earth? Why is this important?

15. Before his death, what does Dracula call?

16. What happened in conclusion to the conflict? What did Mina do?