This stoker's novel shows how fragile human existence was, and weakened the beliefs of free will and immortal soul. Stoker relied on medical sciences as a physiology and used much of the novel in his characters, brain actions that cast doubt on such beliefs as trance and somnambulism, dramatizing a very common fear at the time of the novel, the Victorian era. It was well portrayed the fear that at that time humans were soulless animals and followed only their physiological and cerebral instincts. The soul and the mind were in conflict. It was the religious faith of the time against the effects considered "paranormal", portrayed in the novel.
His plays were written in old English.
Answer:
A. Black Plague
Explanation:
The Black Plague was a devastating epidemic that took place from around 1347 to 1351. The plague was extremely deadly, and it killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Europe and Asia. Medieval literature, art and culture was extremely influenced by this catastrophe. As Chaucer wrote <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> during this time period, it is likely that this historical event influenced the story choices of the monk.
