Critical Anthology - The Bloody Chamber - Task One:

"Research the meaning of these words, all of which have been used to describe various elements of The Bloody Chamber:"

•Leonine - a word which is suggestive of or resembling a Lion - This would relate directly to The Bloody Chamber because of the fact that the Marquis is shown to us to essentially represent a lion "streaks of pure silver in his dark mane"

• Fugue - A contrasting melody, short melody introduced by one part but slowly taken up by others and taken up with other parts that interweave the original. However it can also mean a loss of awareness of one's identity. This can be related back to The Bloody Chamber when the narrator starts to play the piano and she is almost surrounding herself with her own little bubble, this is because she has just discovered the truth about the Marquis.

• Rococo - A type of furniture and architecture design that was introduced around the late 'baroque' era of 18th Century continental Europe ("asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scroll work")

• Minimalist - A person who advocates and practices minimalism 

• Chamber music - This is simply just instrumental music played by a small ensemble of people, a form of this would be a string quartet, and every person would have their own part.

• Florid - having a red or flushed complexion, or it can actually mean if someone is excessively elaborate and intricate in decoration, an example of this would actually be the Baroque style.