This document provides an analysis of the Charles Perrault fairy tale "Bluebeard". It introduces the plot, which involves Bluebeard marrying a woman from a neighboring family despite his mysterious past with multiple wives. He forbids her from entering one room in his castle. Eventually she discovers the room contains the dead bodies of his previous wives. The analysis examines the characters, including the wife and Bluebeard, as well as the plot elements of exposition, conflict and resolution in the story.