Glynis and Antoinetta

The Tale of the Vampire Bride

This flow traces a conflict between a mother’s desire to secure her daughter’s future and the love that remains after their family is destroyed.

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Marriage Expectations Marriage Expectations from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Mother’s Plan Social Security Antoinetta hopes marriage will protect Glynis and secure her place in English society.

Marriage Expectations from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Mother’s Plan Social Security Antoinetta hopes marriage will protect Glynis and secure her place in English society.

A Mother’s Plan Social Security Antoinetta hopes marriage will protect Glynis and secure her place in English society. A Daughter Resists Glynis rejects the plan, fearing that marriage would repeat the constraints she already sees around women.

A Moment of Reconciliation A Moment of Reconciliation from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". Mother and Daughter Agree The Suitor Reconsidered Edric persuades Antoinetta that Vlad is not an appropriate match, and Antoinetta admits that Glynis’s future…

A Moment of Reconciliation from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". Mother and Daughter Agree The Suitor Reconsidered Edric persuades Antoinetta that Vlad is not an appropriate match, and Antoinetta admits that Glynis’s future…

Mother and Daughter Agree The Suitor Reconsidered Edric persuades Antoinetta that Vlad is not an appropriate match, and Antoinetta admits that Glynis’s future matters more than securing a title. A Brief Relief Glynis embraces her mother, believing the family will soon return to England together.

The Dungeon Visit The Dungeon Visit from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Daughter Is Changed Recognition Through Fear Antoinetta sees that her daughter has become a vampire and fears what Vlad has done to her.

The Dungeon Visit from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Daughter Is Changed Recognition Through Fear Antoinetta sees that her daughter has become a vampire and fears what Vlad has done to her.

A Daughter Is Changed Recognition Through Fear Antoinetta sees that her daughter has become a vampire and fears what Vlad has done to her. Love Survives Terror Though frightened by Glynis, she still embraces her, affirming that the creature before her remains her daughter.

The Last Request The Last Request from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Mother’s Sacrifice A Final Plea Antoinetta asks Glynis to escape Vlad and preserve her own will.

The Last Request from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". A Mother’s Sacrifice A Final Plea Antoinetta asks Glynis to escape Vlad and preserve her own will.

A Mother’s Sacrifice A Final Plea Antoinetta asks Glynis to escape Vlad and preserve her own will. A Painful Choice Knowing the hunger will soon overwhelm her, Antoinetta asks Glynis to take her life before Vlad can make her suffer.

A Memory Carried Forward A Memory Carried Forward from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". The Mother Remains A Promise Kept in Mind Glynis remembers Antoinetta’s command to fight and treats escape as an obligation, not merely a wish.

A Memory Carried Forward from "The Tale of the Vampire Bride". The Mother Remains A Promise Kept in Mind Glynis remembers Antoinetta’s command to fight and treats escape as an obligation, not merely a wish.

The Mother Remains A Promise Kept in Mind Glynis remembers Antoinetta’s command to fight and treats escape as an obligation, not merely a wish. Love Mixed With Guilt Her survival is permanently bound to the memory of the mother whose death she caused under unbearable pressure.

Before the family reaches Buda

The family’s first full day at the castle

June 1819

After Glynis leaves Dracula’s Castle