Beware of Fairytale

Bluebeard is the perfect tale showing it's initial intended audience, adults. It captures a good amount of violence that can terrify a child causing nightmares before bed instead of providing them a soothing and enchanting tale. It is definitely a tale that children should be or had to beware of.  The "happily ever after" is not present in this tale, at least not in the way Disney would do it. The woman remained with Bluebeard's riches and estate eventually marrying another man. As the notes on Bluebeard stated "fairy tales start with trouble and end up with martial bliss, while Perrault's fairytale begins with marriage and ends with attempted murder" Not only does it end with attempted murder of his wife but also the killing of Bluebeard. Let's not forget about that.

This picture embodies the art of what fairy tales were intended to be and are supposed to be like. They are dark yet enchanting tales filled with lessons, morals and fantasies. The picture also brings out the darkness of the Bluebeard fairytale. Bluebeard's wife married him believing he it would be a pleasant marriage filled with happiness and wealth, yet hiding within that blue beard was deep dark past. A past that was painted with silver and gold and embroidered furniture.  The woman was deceived, alone in the horror of his past, embraced by the souls of his estranged wives. It's a chilling tale. No wonder it didn't make the Disney cut and if it did, he or they would only distort the tale.