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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Trier, course: Dracula - Novel into Film, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Bram Stoker introduces the characters of Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray through Jonathan's Diary entry at the beginning of his novel Dracula . They are of great importance for the development of the story as Jonathan enables Count Dracula to come to London and as Mina plays an important role in finding and finally destroying him. Their relationship, as they are two of the most suffering characters, is put on a severe test during the novel. Count Dracula develops into their greatest enemy and task, which their partnership would probably have ever faced . In the following analysis will be discussed how the incidents in the novel affect and change both the characters of Jonathan and Mina and their relationship to each other.