Mario Praz highlights the presence of the “fatal woman” from ancient times as he claims, “there have always existed Fatal Woman both in mythology and in literature, since mythology and literature are imaginative reflections of the various aspects of real life…provided more or less complete examples of arrogant and cruel female characters” (199). There have always been negative connotations of the “femme fatale’s presence within literary texts in addition to the horrific effects she has on men around her such as John Keats’ "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," and Swinburne’s "Dolores," as it is mentioned earlier. Indeed, the “femme fatale,” as defined by Rebecca Stott, is “a powerful and threatening figure, bearing a sexuality that is perceived to be
