Blue Beard?

I'm pretty sure everyone has heard the saying "curiosity killed the cat" but in the short story Blue Beard it takes a whole new form. 

We see that saying put in a whole new, semi modern situation. When the wife opened the door her husband specifically told her not to look into, she disobeyed because her curiosity was greater than her self-control. And she realized when she finally opened the door she wasn't pleased with the result. Her regret came immediately!

We learn that sometimes when people tell us not to do something, it’s for our own benefit. And sometimes, ignorance is bliss. But in this case the blue bearded man was a psychopath and it was a good thing that she discovered this!

Overall this short story gives us another perspective to the quote and it shows us the repercussions of doing something your told not to do. Sometimes we regret it, like the wife. And sometimes it’s a good thing, also like the wife!