CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 3 CHAPTER I. FEMALEIMAGES IN VICTORIAN DRAMA................... 5 The Role ofWomen in Theatre…............................................................... 5Notable Female Characters in Victorian Plays.............................................. 9Female Playwrights and Their Contributions............................................. 14CHAPTER II. GENDER STEREOTYPES AND THE FEMALE IMAGES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE...................................................................... 16 The Angel in the House............................................................................ 16The Madwoman in the Attic...................................................................... 19The Fallen Woman................................................................................... 22CONCLUSION............................................................................................. 28 BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................... 30