Mateusz BILIŃSKI
PORTRAIT OF FEMME FATALE IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE
Project presented in part fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Licentiate in Tarnów State College, written under the supervision of dr Dominika Ruszkiewicz
TARNÓW 2013
CONTENTS Page
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: FEMME FATALE AND VICTORIAN SOCIETY ........................................ 3
1 English Victorian Society ……………………………….…………….……….….………………. 3 Victorian Morality
2 Femme Fatale definition ………………………………………………………………………… 3 3 William Makepeace Thackeray – Vanity Fair ……………………..……….….……………...….. 3 4 Charles Dickens – Great Expectations ………………..................................………………….…. 3
CHAPTER TWO: REBECCA SHARP ........................................................................................ 3
2 Rebecca’s family social status……………………….…………….………….….………………. 3 2 Appearance………………………………………………………………….….……………...….. 3 4 Rebecca’s manipulative abilities ………………...................................……………………….…. 3 5 Pursuit for wealth, fame and social status …………………………………………….................. 3 4 Motherhood ………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
CHAPTER THREE: ESTELLA HAVISHAM .................................................................................. 3 2 Pedigree