The 19th century in Croatia was very turbulent period. Political circumstances were bad, Croatinas fight for equality with other nations, under whose rule they had always been. In the social life of Zagreb, the aristocracy was crumbling, noblemen were becoming poorer and poorer but burgeoise class was rising. In such society, desire for money was necessary and people aimed to have a luxurious lifestyle. There are various characters in literary works of time: usurers, fallen woman and men, murderes, thieves and young man who were able to do anything in order to get a noble title. The femel characters in the novels of Croatin protorealism and realism are very interesting. The authors mostly present two types of women: a type one called the angel in the house, fragile and gentle woman, and on the other hand a type called femme fatale, wild, untamed and fatal women. The Femme fatale is an intriguer ina a novel, she initiates a plot, creates twists and builds tension. Writers have often reached for such female characters because they are interesting and they appear to be alive as if they were flesh and blood. Their strange nature and flawless beauty make them real.