Keyword: «female character»

The article deals with stylistic ways of creating female characters in the classical works of W.S. Maugham and O. Wilde. The writers’ imagery is viewed within the context of motifs and themes touched upon in the novels “Theatre” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. Parallels are drawn between the personages of actresses introduced in Maugham and Wilde’s writing. The author comes to the conclusion that Maugham and Wilde’s characterization is based upon a frequent use of tropes showing high expressive potential.