Adapting Dracula (Part Twelve)

This is a series of posts sharing my ideas/considerations while getting ready to adapt Bram Stoker's novel Dracula for the live stage.

Twelve: Lucy's Role(s)

This seems like a very interesting look at the character of Lucy Westenra.  In fact I'd call it about as good an analysis as any could hope for--at least in terms of how to see her in terms of her framing.  The real question then becomes--how to break this stereotype yet remain true (in some way) to the story?  I have some ideas.  One certainly lies in not simply decrying her choices as flippant or shallow.  

to be continued