--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: W ere you aware,’ began Lord Ruthven…" description: "\"“W ere you aware,’ began Lord Ruthven, ‘that there are people in these isles whose sole objection to the marriage of our dear Queen – Victoria Regina, ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/kim-newman-26953_quote_w-ere-you-aware-began-lord-ruthven-that_1603791.jpg" --- # W ere you aware,’ began Lord Ruthven, ‘that there are… ![“W ere you aware,’ began Lord Ruthven, ‘that there are people in these isles whose sole objection to the marriage of our dear Queen – Victoria Regina, Empress of India, et cetera – to Vlad Dracula – known as Tepes, quondam Prince of Wallachia – is that the happy bridegroom happened once to be, in a…” quote by Kim Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/kim-newman-26953_quote_w-ere-you-aware-began-lord-ruthven-that_1603791.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/kim-newman-26953_quote_w-ere-you-aware-began-lord-ruthven-that_1603791.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/kim-newman-26953_quote_w-ere-you-aware-began-lord-ruthven-that_1603791.jpg) > ““W ere you aware,’ began Lord Ruthven, ‘that there are people in these isles whose sole objection to the marriage of our dear Queen – Victoria Regina, Empress of India, et cetera – to Vlad Dracula – known as Tepes, quondam Prince of Wallachia – is that the happy bridegroom happened once to be, in a fashion I shan’t pretend to understand, a Roman Catholic?”” [Kim Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-newman/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Lord Ruthven highlights absurd objections to political marriage based on religion, exposing prejudice and irrationality. **In simple terms:** People sometimes oppose unions for trivial reasons like religion. Key Takeaway Question superficial biases. Themes prejudice politics religion Mood ironic critical Type satirical commentary When to use this quote - historical fiction - political satire - cultural commentary Key Concepts irrationality social critique Questions to Reflect On - Why do people cling to minor differences? - How can societies move beyond religious prejudice? A Different Perspective Such objections ignore broader political and personal implications. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Dracula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dracula/) ## Related quotes > [“Hitherto, Aubrey had had no opportunity of studying Lord Ruthven’s character, and now he found, that, though many more of his actions were exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-polidori/hitherto-aubrey-had-had-no-opportunity-of-studying-lord-ruthven-s/) [John William Polidori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-william-polidori/) > [I've often described my book 'Anno Dracula' as 'literally, a vampire novel' - in that it battens on to other novels and sucks their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-newman/i-ve-often-described-my-book-anno-dracula-as-literally-a-vampire/) [Kim Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-newman/) > [Dracula can sustain many interpretations and exists in many phantasmal forms... and Johnny Alucard is my attempt to explore the multiplicity of Draculas unloosed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-newman/dracula-can-sustain-many-interpretations-and-exists-in-many/) [Kim Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-newman/) > [When I did 'Frankenstein,' the record company said, 'Now you can do 'Dracula' and 'Wolf Man' and we'll call the whole thing Monster Rock!'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/when-i-did-frankenstein-the-record-company-said-now-you-can-do/) [Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/) > [I certainly didn't want to make another movie that's 'just another Dracula film.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-evans/i-certainly-didn-t-want-to-make-another-movie-that-s-just-another/) [Luke Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-evans/) > [There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned. 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I've always been a Dracula/vampire aficionado, being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-wise/some-of-my-fondest-and-most-impressionable-movie-memories-are-from/) [Ray Wise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-wise/) ## More by Kim Newman > [“Good things come to an end, bad things have to be stopped.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-newman/good-things-come-to-an-end-bad-things-have-to-be-stopped/) [Kim Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-newman/) > [“Moriarty rarely smiled,and then usually to terrify some poor victim. 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A fine century-I look forward to the rest of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-kostova/these-are-works-of-history-about-your-century-the-twentieth-a-fine/) [Elizabeth Kostova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-kostova/) > [Dracula and LSU Football are at their best after the sun goes down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beano-cook/dracula-and-lsu-football-are-at-their-best-after-the-sun-goes-down/) [Beano Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beano-cook/) > [I've likened Mignolet to worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then. He seems to stay on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-grobbelaar/i-ve-likened-mignolet-to-worse-than-dracula-because-at-least-dracula/) [Bruce Grobbelaar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-grobbelaar/) > [“Dracula visited the Wolf Department at the Zoological Gardens. "These wolves seem upset at something," he observed. 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