As the saying goes, "Women can do anything men can do." In the gothic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, there is a constant theme of sexuality, both male and female in society. In the Victorian era, the roles of male and female caused a lot of tension. After reading Dracula, some may argue about the roles men and women play in society. As mentioned in Val Halsing's Dr. Seward's Dairy, “Ah, that wonderful Madame Mina! She has the brain of a man - a brain that a man should have if he were very gifted - and the heart of a woman. The good Lord fashioned it for a purpose, believe me, when He made that good combination” (Stoker and Hindle, 2003 250). A woman's mind is not always the first thing on a man's mind. Some would overlook what a woman truly has to offer. In Case's article "Tasting the Original Apple", he talks about the role the new woman now has and how it conflicts with the way men react towards her, as stated "Dracula is often read as a response largely reactionary to the threat of autonomous female sexuality posed by the "New Woman" phenomenon, with its anxieties about female sexuality most clearly visible in the story of Lucy Westenra in particular, once she has been "vampired", assertiveness Lucy's sexuality seems to connect her to the New Woman. But Lucy's actions as a vampire, like those of the "horrible women" (42) Jonathan encounters at Dracula's castle, are perhaps less due to the specific threat posed by the New Woman's insistence on sexual autonomy than to the ambivalences inherent in the Victorian model. Since ideal femininity (and the foundation of male desire) was characterized by a combination of total sexual purity and at least the potential for passionate devotion to a man, this model... not all some. In Lucy's words: "Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or all those who want her, and avoid all these problems?" (Stoker and Hindle, 67). It shows that just like men, women were also open to the idea of ​​having more than one relationship, but to society they choose to be in just one. Even men will have an uncontrollable desire when it comes to female vampires. Works Cited Alcantera, Darisa Pennill, ErinCase, Allison. “‘Tasting the Original Apple’: Gender and the Struggle for Narrative Authority in Dracula.” Fiction 1.3 (1993): 223-243. JStor. Network. April 25, 2009. Autumn; 26 (1): 33-49. Web. May 4, 2004. Stoker, B., & Hindle, M. (2003). Dracula. 1st ed. London: Penguin Books.Yu, E. (2006). Productive fear: work, sexuality and mimicry in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Texas Studies in Literature and Language, 48(2), pp.145--170