Reflection of the three stories written about "Bluebeard"
The three are all similar in that they all involve going to a house, and finding a room they are not supposed to go in. Then when they do go in they realize there are dead people in it, and it ends with the villains of the story being killed by either a magistrate, or brothers of the person whose is in the house. In all the stories there exists the temptation about the forbidden room. Comparable to Eve eating the forbidden fruit, not necessarily because it may be something they like, but rather something they want to see solely on the basis that it is forbidden.
The "Robber Bridegroom" is more pirates in general. Or at least the worst of the pirates, in regards to how they treat women. In this case a woman who is taken by a suitor from her fathers house, and goes to where he lives and she is forbidden from entering the room. However in a Hansel and Gretel, like way she walks to it making a path of peas, and lentils. After a while she encounters the old women who informs her about where she is, a place where pirates come to have their way with women One such case walks past her ands the old woman. So that they can kill them. The old woman later puts a sleeping potion in the pirates drinks, she then made her escape. She tells her father about this, and then at the wedding they are asked to tell a story. The story told by the bride about what happened. This is where the pirates are captured and brought before the magistrate to be executed. This is different because it is not simply vigalanty revenge, it is letting the court make the decision for their fate.
The Perrault version is different in that we don't see very pirate aspects in it. Rather Bluebeard himself who is described as this incredibly wealthy person, who despite some who would normally be turned off by the fact that he had a bluebeard, would always look past it when his parties were concerned. In the Perrault version it is more about how Bluebeard fits into society in his way. As opposed to having it be about ship battles and the like. Also that notable feature that all the versions had, which is the forbidden room itself. Containing his dead wives, only to be discovered by his wife and she is confronted by him. Wherein she is to be executed, until her brothers come in and rescue her by killing him.
Fitchers Bird is a case where the story has been told before. However, in this case it is done in such a different way. The sorcerer posing as a beggar comes to a mans house where he meets one of the three daughters, and talks to the first daughter who gives him bread. In turn for this she is taking to his house in a dark forest where she can go in any room in the house except for the forbidden room. When the sorcerer comes back, it is made clear that she has gone in, he then kills her. Then the sorcerer goes to the same mans house and asks his second daughter who meets the same fate as the last. After that he goes to the mans house again and gets his third daughter who is much more crafty then the previous two. She stores an egg they are always trusted to keep while the sorcerer is away. She stores it in a special place, and goes into discover that both her sisters were killed. The Sorcerer upon returning discovers that there is no trace of blood. This passes his test and she is to become his bride. After this she stores her sisters in a large basket with gold, and tells him to take it to her parents house. Later at the wedding her brothers, and relatives come to block the sorcerer in and burn everyone in there alive. This is very different because it has someone go into the forbidden room, and not be killed. Which is truly what makes it unique, because that rarely is the case. In Perraults version she technically survived being discovered, but it was through intervention of others. Whereas in this case it is someone who is usually the victim, coming out as the hero of the story.
Of these three my personal favorite is the Fitcher's bird. It is different because like the "Robber Bridegroom", it is a case where the person who is usually the victim, in this case is the hero of the story. Also the way they go about it is different it's not really Bluebeard, but a Sorcerer and he takes each daughter individually. The first two die quickly, but the third is intelligent and cunning enough to not only survive going into the forbidden room she makes the person who did it carry the two sisters in a basket with gold to her parents house. Along the way she is periodically talking to him. Which combined with the strenuous movement, is truly a great deal of torture inflicted on him over a long period. As opposed to simply killing him right away it builds up to it, and the result is very good.
The "Robber Bridegroom" is more pirates in general. Or at least the worst of the pirates, in regards to how they treat women. In this case a woman who is taken by a suitor from her fathers house, and goes to where he lives and she is forbidden from entering the room. However in a Hansel and Gretel, like way she walks to it making a path of peas, and lentils. After a while she encounters the old women who informs her about where she is, a place where pirates come to have their way with women One such case walks past her ands the old woman. So that they can kill them. The old woman later puts a sleeping potion in the pirates drinks, she then made her escape. She tells her father about this, and then at the wedding they are asked to tell a story. The story told by the bride about what happened. This is where the pirates are captured and brought before the magistrate to be executed. This is different because it is not simply vigalanty revenge, it is letting the court make the decision for their fate.
The Perrault version is different in that we don't see very pirate aspects in it. Rather Bluebeard himself who is described as this incredibly wealthy person, who despite some who would normally be turned off by the fact that he had a bluebeard, would always look past it when his parties were concerned. In the Perrault version it is more about how Bluebeard fits into society in his way. As opposed to having it be about ship battles and the like. Also that notable feature that all the versions had, which is the forbidden room itself. Containing his dead wives, only to be discovered by his wife and she is confronted by him. Wherein she is to be executed, until her brothers come in and rescue her by killing him.
Fitchers Bird is a case where the story has been told before. However, in this case it is done in such a different way. The sorcerer posing as a beggar comes to a mans house where he meets one of the three daughters, and talks to the first daughter who gives him bread. In turn for this she is taking to his house in a dark forest where she can go in any room in the house except for the forbidden room. When the sorcerer comes back, it is made clear that she has gone in, he then kills her. Then the sorcerer goes to the same mans house and asks his second daughter who meets the same fate as the last. After that he goes to the mans house again and gets his third daughter who is much more crafty then the previous two. She stores an egg they are always trusted to keep while the sorcerer is away. She stores it in a special place, and goes into discover that both her sisters were killed. The Sorcerer upon returning discovers that there is no trace of blood. This passes his test and she is to become his bride. After this she stores her sisters in a large basket with gold, and tells him to take it to her parents house. Later at the wedding her brothers, and relatives come to block the sorcerer in and burn everyone in there alive. This is very different because it has someone go into the forbidden room, and not be killed. Which is truly what makes it unique, because that rarely is the case. In Perraults version she technically survived being discovered, but it was through intervention of others. Whereas in this case it is someone who is usually the victim, coming out as the hero of the story.
Of these three my personal favorite is the Fitcher's bird. It is different because like the "Robber Bridegroom", it is a case where the person who is usually the victim, in this case is the hero of the story. Also the way they go about it is different it's not really Bluebeard, but a Sorcerer and he takes each daughter individually. The first two die quickly, but the third is intelligent and cunning enough to not only survive going into the forbidden room she makes the person who did it carry the two sisters in a basket with gold to her parents house. Along the way she is periodically talking to him. Which combined with the strenuous movement, is truly a great deal of torture inflicted on him over a long period. As opposed to simply killing him right away it builds up to it, and the result is very good.
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