Bluebeard

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French folklore figure fictional serial killer folktale character literary character

Bluebeard is a classic French folktale about a wealthy, murderous husband who forbids his new wife from entering a locked room that hides the corpses of his previous wives.

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Blue Beard 1
Blue-Beard 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French folklore figure ⓘ
fictional serial killer ⓘ
folktale character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsInWork Bluebeard (tale) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToTradition European fairy-tale tradition ⓘ
classifiedIn Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 312 NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
createdBy Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact archetype of the murderous husband ⓘ
used as metaphor for men who hide violent pasts ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1697 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre fairy tale ⓘ
folktale ⓘ
literary fairy tale ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Barbe bleue NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasLocation Bluebeard's castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotive control over his wives ⓘ
hasOccupation nobleman ⓘ
hasPhysicalCharacteristic blue beard ⓘ
hasSpouse Bluebeard's last wife NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSymbol bloodstained key ⓘ
forbidden door ⓘ
hasTheme curiosity ⓘ
female disobedience and agency ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ
marital violence ⓘ
hasWealthStatus wealthy ⓘ
inspiredWork film adaptations ⓘ
numerous literary retellings ⓘ
opera "Ariane et Barbe-bleue" NERFINISHED ⓘ
opera "Bluebeard's Castle" NERFINISHED ⓘ
keepsSecret locked chamber of dead wives ⓘ
killed his previous wives ⓘ
languageOfOrigin French ⓘ
moralInterpretation warning about the dangers of curiosity ⓘ
warning against blind trust in marriage ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist ⓘ
notableFor forbidding his wife to enter a locked room ⓘ
murdering his wives ⓘ
relatedWork Fitcher's Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Fox (English tale) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Robber Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesObject forbidden key ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Histoires ou contes du temps passé → containsWork → Bluebeard ⓘ
Tales of Mother Goose → hasMainCharacter → Bluebeard ⓘ
Tales of Mother Goose → hasPart → Bluebeard ⓘ
Tales of Mother Goose → hasPart → Bluebeard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Beard
Tales of Mother Goose → hasPart → Bluebeard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue-Beard
Perrault → notableWork → Bluebeard ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Perrault
Harry Alan Towers → notableWork → Bluebeard ⓘ
The Robber Bridegroom → similarTo → Bluebeard ⓘ