This diploma thesis deal with the theme: woman as victim in a collection of stories Simultan from the Austrian author Ingeborg Bachmann. The motif of a victim occurs the later work of Ingeborg Bachman, in consequence of it this thesis applies not only with work Simultan, but also with works from Todesarten cycle. The term of victim and connected terms of perpetrator and liberator are described in the second chapter. There is also the analysis of the term ,,simultan?, the whole collection of stories were called after it. Another chapters analyzes the stories ,,Simultan?, ,,Probleme Probleme?, ,,Ihr glücklichen Augen? and ,,Das Gebell?. There are described the perspective of narration and the theme of victim in comparison with other works of Todesarten cycle.

Male victims of domestic abuse with women as perpetrators is not a common supposition and seems to be a topic which needs further attention. The purpose of our essay is therefore to investigate men's experiences of being abused by a woman in a romantic relationship. The survey aims to illustrate the men's own voices. The aim is also to illustrate the consequences of being a man and having a female perpetrator in a romantic relationship. The study was conducted through biographies, all written by men with experience of this essay's subject. The result is divided in three main themes: the experience of the abuse, shame and being a victim and a male at the same time. The most prominent results included men’s experiences of both physical and psychological abuse where they were a victim of violence by their female partner and suffered major injuries and endured many years of control, humiliation and violations. The results also presented consequences of being a male victim of domestic abuse which featured feelings of shame, fear of others acknowledging them as weak and not being accepted as a victim by society.