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Femme Fatale in Victorian Literature
TARNÓW STATE COLLEGE INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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
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