A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men.
A femme fatale tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, and sexual allure, lies or coercion rather than charm. She may also make use of some subduing weapon
She may also be (or imply that she is) a victim, caught in a situation from which she cannot escape.
A younger version of a femme fatale is called a fille fatale, or "fatal girl".
One of the most common traits includes promiscuity and the "rejection of motherhood," seen as "one of her most threatening qualities since by denying his immortality and his posterity it leads to the ultimate destruction of the male."[1] Femmes fatale are typically villainous, or at least morally ambiguous, and always associated with a sense of mystification, and unease.
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