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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 hypnotize her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale is still 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.
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, morally ambiguous, and always associated with a sense of mystification, and unease.
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