History Vs. Myth A Comparative Semiotic Study of Vlad Dracula

Objectives: The purpose of this research is the comparative analysis of two Vlad Dracula from semiotic approach. First, the Vlad the Impaler who was a historical character and second, Count Dracula who created in a possible world and have a mythological character. Value/Originality: The author tries to find out which features from historical Vlad interfered for creation the myth of Vlad by comparing these two characters. Also, what are the similarities of these two by comparative semiotic analysis. Method: this research focuses on the qualitative method based on the comparative analysis for historical Dracula and Mythical Dracula. Theoretical Framework: this article investigates on the semiotic approach based on the comparison analysis of two Dracula. Result and Discussion: There are of course some similarities between the two Dracula and those similarities can be summarized in their name, physical appearance, accent, attachment to their homes, interested in blood.