original Blue Beard Tale by Charles Perrault
STUDY QUESTIONS - The Bloody Chamber
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the story.
2. Name and characterize the major characters - the girl, her husband and her mother, the blind piano tuner.
3. Comment on the relationship between Carter's story and the original Blue Beard Tale - parallels vs. differences (transtextuality).
4. What are the main subject matters?
5. What is the tone of the story? What atmosphere is created?
6. Find some symbols and explain them.
7. What feminist elements / viewpoints did you find in the text? Discuss them.
8. What is the genre of the story? Does it fit into any pure genre?
9. How does Carter approach marriage, sexuality and relationships between men and women?
10. What might be the theme of the story?
11. Interpret the title.
4. What are the main subject matters?
5. What is the tone of the story? What atmosphere is created?
6. Find some symbols and explain them.
7. What feminist elements / viewpoints did you find in the text? Discuss them.
8. What is the genre of the story? Does it fit into any pure genre?
9. How does Carter approach marriage, sexuality and relationships between men and women?
10. What might be the theme of the story?
11. Interpret the title.
