Same, but different: The three beards

The three tales surrounding the same storyline as Bluebeard are very similar, yet different in their own way. Some differences include the number of protagonists and antagonists in each story. In "The Fitcher's Bird," there are three woman protagonists who are captured by one male antagonist. In "The Robber Bridegroom" there's one main protagonist, one semi protagonist if you count the old woman, plus multiple cannibals as the antagonists. Finally, in "Bluebeard" there's simply one protagonist and one antagonist.


Another difference that makes each story unique is the objects. In the tale of "Bluebeard," the distinctive object is obviously the antagonist's blue beard. But another one that it has is the key, which this and "The Fitcher's Bird" story share. Two more unique objects that "The Fitcher's Bird" has are its magical egg & basket. Lastly, the story of "The Robber Bridegroom" has two unique objects as well. The talking bird and the ring. Each of these objects from these tales come up more than once, and help to move the story along in its own way.


The stories are all similar in the scence of a creepy man that a girl is unsure of, being forced to his house, but at the end her friends or loved ones kill her. But, in "Bluebeard" and "The Fitcher's Bird", the story is almost exactly the same. With the keys and rooms, and discovered.

My favorite story is "Bluebeard" because I can relate to the main character having brothers who like to protect their young sibling. Plus, I was very familiar with the name : Bluebeard" I just never knew the story of him.