Wang Xifeng and Becky Sharp are two chief female protagonists of Dreams of Red Chambers and Vanity Fair.

王熙凤和蓓基·夏泼是《红楼梦》和《名利场》中两个主要的女性人物。

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By the 1970s, with the rise of the feminism, female protagonists were fighting back, and something called the "final girl" archetype emerged--she was last one standing, the girl who escaped the killer.

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Another of Ibsen's protagonists - Hedda Gabler - is often cited as one of the greatest female dramatic roles in theatre.

BBC: The power of Ibsen's women in A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler