Dr.+John+Seward

Dr. John Seward

Dr. John Seward is one of the leading characters in Bram Stoker's Dracula.Dr. John Seward an intelligent 29 year old is an owner of his very own asylum, in which he houses the strange R.N. Renfield. As a psychiatrist, Seward enjoys using the most up-to-date equipment, including using a recording Phonographto record his interviews with his patients and his own notes.

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Renfield suffers from a unique type of madness "Zoophagous" or life-eating of small creatures. When Dracula comes closer to the asylum Renfield acts even more strangely and Dr.Seward records these changes.



Dr. Seward proposes to Lucy Westenra and is sadly rejected. His beloved Lucy chooses his best friend, Arthur Holmwood, over him. Dr.Seward gave Lucy a blood transfusion when she became "ill" then Seward finally realizes that Lucy has been bitten by Dracula and is determind to destroy him, knowing that Lucy is also to be killed, but fortunatly releasing her soul to Heaven.

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This play portrays the feelings of Lucy towards Dr.Seward when she has been in the Vampire state, needing blood.

media type="youtube" key="zI1axFVArYc" height="307" width="384" align="right"John Seward's broken hearted disappointment that really elicits our sympathy. Dr. Seward is a loyal friend: he doesn't get angry or jealous when his beloved Lucy chooses his best friend, Arthur. So Dr. Seward is far from being a boring doctor after Lucys dismissal, asking Van Helsing to drink with him and Doctors quick stop to the poison spreading- he's intelligent and clear-headed, but at heart he's a romantic and a faithful friend.