I've read Perrault’s version of Bluebeard as yet another cautionary tale. The story seemed to make her the wife’s offense of snooping (directly against her husband’s advice) bigger than his offense of killing all his former wives. That was the lesson I walked away with. All of these fairytales read as conditioning tools to me now. These stories work to promote obedience and the superiority of men. I can agree with the comparison to Eve as a transgressor. I understand the similarities, as Eve did not heed any warnings and gave in to the temptations of her own curiosity as well.
