Lucy’s fiancé, Arthur, and his aristocrat heritage and inheritance provides the group with a means to pay for their expenses in their fight against Dracula. Despite holding wealth and a hereditary title, Arthur proves to be utterly devoted to Lucy. In her death, he performs the act of plunging the stake into her heart, representing the incorruptibility of male morality. It is hard to understand Arthur’s intentions completely, because as with Quincey, he does not have any journal entries in the story. However, we do observe Arthur break down and cry in front of Mina after Lucy’s death. Such a blatant display of emotions and lack of control would be seen to undermine one’s masculinity in the Victorian era. It is interesting that this is the most outward expression of emotion that a character has shown during the novel’s calamitous events. The sterile and phlegmatic undertones present throughout the novel are typical of the atmosphere of 19th century England in which women were subject to sexual repression, while audacious displays of emotional vulnerability were strictly prohibited for men.
