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Wilde’s trial had such a profound effect on Stoker preciselyīecause it fed Stoker’s pre-existing obsession with secrecy, making So, arguably, Dracula was Stoker’s way of apologizing for his silence during Wilde’s trials.(Also he and Wilde had some weird personal rivalry going on, since Stoker married Wilde’s definitely-not-straight ex-fiancee, though later they were friendly… there’s a lot to unpack here).Like if you look deeper into Stoker’s letters to Whitman, he’s practically obsessed with feeling “naturally secretive” and “reticent”.Stoker is basically the pro-closeted 1890s alternative to Wilde’s flamboyancy, and that comes out in how he portrays Dracula and Jonathan Harker.Many of Dracula’s characteristics actually echo Wilde as described to the trials, and Dracula’s lifestyle resembles an exaggerated version of precautions to hide homosexuality.Stoker wrote Dracula as a direct reaction to the Wilde trials.I’ll just casually drop this here–it’s a long (and good) read, but essentially, the author argues that: Fun fact for you all: bram stoker started writing dracula just weeks after oscar wilde’s conviction…….we really are in it nowĭracula! And Oscar Wilde! YES! *drops papers everywhere*