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Abstract

This study is the exploration of the novel ‘Don Quixote’(1612) by Miguel de Cervantes a Spanish writer, as this study aims to highlight the two extremes associated with the women. The underlying theoretical concerns are drawn from the books by Sandra M Gilbert, Susan Gubar (2000) and Lois Tyson (2006). The methodology adopted is the descriptive qualitative approach using textual lines from the novel representing the images of women as good or bad. The results drawn shows that the women of patriarchal society are judged and measured on the scales of either angels or monsters in the house and thus are treated according to their roles. A future possible research could be to study why women adopt such self-negating attitudes as opposed to asserting agency.