heroine Lady Mary

2) I am choosing to use Joseph Jacob’s version “Mr. Fox” because it was the shortest one- hahaha. Lady Mary is the heroine of this version of Bluebeard. She was highly pursued by a lot of suitors- …she had “more lovers than she could count. But of them all, the bravest and most gallant was a Mr. Fox”, who definitely won her heart. And they agreed to by married. She is portrayed as a brave and independent woman who is not afraid to defend and speak up for herself. She went to Mr. Fox’s castle by herself and even explored the property, even with the sketchy writing in the gateway that said “Be bold, be bold” and then the door in the gallery had “Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Lest that your heart’s blood should run cold” written on it. Lady Mary is definitely a brave woman- “Lady Mary was a brave one, she was, and she opened the door”. Also, she knew that no one would believe her if she didn’t have evidence from when Mr. Fox murdered the young lady at the castle, so she took the hand that he chopped off in frustration (he couldn’t remove the ring from the young lady he was dragging into his castle) to show the audience before the wedding. She spoke up about what she saw the other day and then showed the hand and then Mr. Fox met his unfortunate end- “At once her brothers and her friends drew their swords and cut Mr. Fox into a thousand pieces.”