Quote 1
In the library I found, to my great delight, a vast number of English books, whole shelves full of them, and bound volumes of magazines and newspapers. (2.28)
Dracula learns about Englishness by reading English literature. Just another thing that Dracula and non-English Shmoopers have in common?
Quote 2
"I long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty London, to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity, to share its life, its change, its death, and all that makes it what it is." (2.30)
Of course Dracula wants to be "in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity." He'd be like a kid in a candy store! So many people to feed on, so little time. That's the trouble with Transylvania—there just aren't enough people.
Quote 3
"Well I know that, did I move and speak in your London, none there are who would not know me for a stranger. That is not enough for me. Here I am noble; I am boyar; the common people know me, and I am master." (2.34)
Dracula realizes that he'd be easily picked out as a foreigner in London and he just wants to blend in. It sure makes hunting easier when folks don't realize you're a vampire.
Quote 4
It seems to me that the further East you go the more unpunctual are the trains. What ought they to be in China? (1.5)
Throughout the novel, Bram Stoker is obsessed with train travel and other "modern" inventions for transportation and communication. So it's important to notice that in this first mention of train travel, it's to compare the "East" unfavorably with the "West."
Quote 5
"How dare you touch him, any of you? How dare you cast eyes on him when I had forbidden it? Back, I tell you all! This man belongs to me! Beware how you meddle with him, or you'll have to deal with me." (3.34)
Dracula doesn't try to hide that he's in control, does he? He actually claims ownership of Jonathan.
Quote 6
Lucy has not walked much in her sleep the last week, but there is an odd concentration about her which I do not understand; even in her sleep she seems to be watching me. She tries the door, and finding it locked, goes about the room searching for the key. (6.41)
Lucy's passivity while she's sleepwalking makes her easy for Dracula to control.
Quote 7
All the resolution has gone out of his dear eyes, and that quiet dignity which I told you was in his face has vanished. (9.1)
Because Jonathan is full of self-doubt about what happened in Transylvania, he becomes irresolute and indecisive.
Quote 8
As he had placed the Wafer on Mina's forehead, it had seared it—had burned into the flesh as though it had been a piece of white-hot metal. (22.43)
Sacred Communion wafers and vampire-tainted skin really don't mix well. If you're confused about what's going on in this passage, go check out the "Communion and the Sacred Wafer" part of our "Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory" section.