History Fridge / CorpseBride

* So..in the end they got what the wanted, Victor and Victoria got married, both families are now rich and noble, despite being egotistical petty people and using their children as tools.
** That's only assuming the two of them don't just disown their parents (or at least Victoria's parents, who were the worst). And since the dead can come to the land of the living, it's possible they won't push their children around for fear of revenge (since Victor at least made a few friends).
** Why would they disown their parents? Victoria originally married Barkis to save them, and now Victor's married Victoria like his parents wanted. And marrying Victor was the original plan for Victoria's parents.
*** Though I'd say that the Everglots were just a TINY bit better than the Van Dorts. They only married off Victoria out of necessity. They were broke, and a (possibly) miserably marriage, and annoying in laws, is certainly better than starving to death in the streets (before they know death is awesome.)By contrast, Victor's parents were mostly just Gold Diggers. Heck, Victoria's mom showed actual concern for her well-being, even if for a single sentence, before going back to her normal mood (because y'know, NO MONEY)
*** The Van Dorts weren't gold diggers, they were ''nouveau riche'', meaning they had money, and had earned it themselves, it just wasn't old money. They were marrying Victor to Victoria not because it would get them more money, but because it would give them a status boost aka "the heights of society". Contrast the Everglots, who were marrying Victoria off because they had no money - their wealth was in their land, which in Victorian times was not actually that valuble and could only be sold to other obscenely rich people anyway.

* She starts out cynical ("''Roses'', for ''eternal love''...") then sad/betrayed ("Lillies, for sweetness...") and finally... ("Baby's breath...") The poor girl wanted to be a mother, but never got the chance. Even if she and Victor ''had'' gotten married at the end, it wouldn't have given her the opportunity.

*** The Van Dorts weren't gold diggers, they were ''nouveau riche'', meaning they had money, and had earned it themselves, it just wasn't old money. They were marrying Victor to Victoria not because it would get them more money, but because it would give them a status boost aka "the heights of society". Contrast the Everglots, who were marrying Victoria off because they had no money in their safe (although they did have a huge mansion filled with expensive things). They could have sold off extra clothing, linens, art pieces, furniture, their piano, and still lived comfortably, but didn't because they didn't want to change their way of life. So they effectively sold their daughter off to the highest bidder they could find. That's much worse than the Van Dorts.

** Given that either Mr. or Mrs. Everglott (or both) came from old money, it probably was. This also adds some insight into ''why'' their marriage is such an unhappy one: they went into their union for the sake of wealth and security -- and [[ImpoverishedPatrician ended up with nether]].

* Lord Barkis appears on screen by walking from a fishmonger's. Given the way he acts even before [[spoiler:the reveal that he's a money-hungry wife-murderer]], it's easy to say that there is certainly something... [[IncrediblyLamePun ''fishy'' ]] about him.

* Lord Barkis appears on screen by walking from a fishmonger's. Given the way he acts even before [[spoiler:the reveal that he's a money-hungry wife-murderer]], it's easy to say that there is certainly something... [[IncrediblyLamePun ''fishy'']] about him.

* The contrast between the World of the Living and the World of the Dead is a rather clever play on class distinctions in the Victorian era. On at least one occasion, the two realms are ''literally'' identified as [[UpstairsDownstairs "upstairs" and "downstairs"]]. The World of the Dead, as a reflection of working class culture, is colorful, lively, and unreserved; even Emily, who was wealthy in life, behaves more like a working class girl, being vivacious and free-spirited (in contrast to Victoria, who is proper and demure). By contrast, the World of the Living is drab, stuffy and restrained -- very much like the upper class itself.

* During the scene where Victoria is discussing her upcoming arranged marriage with her mother, she asks, "But what if we don't like each other?" Mrs. Everglott retorts, "As if ''that'' has anything to do with marriage!" Yes, it's poking fun at the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Everglott clearly can't stand each other, but how much do you want to bet that theirs was an arranged marriage (or at least a marriage of convenience), too?

* The contrast between the World of the Living and the World of the Dead is a rather clever play on class distinctions in the Victorian era. On at least one occasion, the two realms are ''literally'' identified as [[UpstairsDownstairs "upstairs" and "downstairs"]]. The World of the Dead, as a reflection of working class society, is colorful, lively and lacking in social restraint; even Emily, who was wealthy in life, behaves more like a working class girl, being vivacious and free-spirited (in contrast to Victoria, who is proper and demure). By contrast, the World of the Living is drab, stuffy and restrained -- very much like the upper class itself.

* So..in the end they got what the wanted, Victor and Victoria got married, both families are now rich and nobel, despite being egotistical petty people and using their children as tools.

*** Though I'd say that the Everglotts were just a TINY bit better than the Van Dorts. They only married off Victoria out of necessity. They were broke, and a (possibly) miserably marriage, and annoying in laws, is certainly better than starving to death in the streets (before they know death is awesome.)By contrast, Victor's parents were mostly just Gold Diggers. Heck, Victoria's mom showed actual concern for her well-being, even if for a single sentence, before going back to her normal mood (because y'know, NO MONEY)
*** The Van Dorts weren't gold diggers, they were ''nouveau riche'', meaning they had money, and had earned it themselves, it just wasn't old money. They were marrying Victor to Victoria not because it would get them more money, but because it would give them a status boost aka "the heights of society". Contrast the Everglotts, who were marrying Victoria off because they had no money in their safe (although they did have a huge mansion filled with expensive things). They could have sold off extra clothing, linens, art pieces, furniture, their piano, and still lived comfortably, but didn't because they didn't want to change their way of life. So they effectively sold their daughter off to the highest bidder they could find. That's much worse than the Van Dorts.

!!Emily tearing off the heads of the flowers in her boquet

** Most of the folks we meet in the Land of the Dead appear to have been either servants (cab drivers, maids, cooks, waiters, shopkeepers) or artisans (musicians) in life.

** Something which reall supports this theory is that in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, one of the skeletons in the crowd on their way up to the Land of the Living is wearing a cloth cap and overalls, both of which are covered in soot -- in other words, a coal miner. Presumably he died in a work-related accident, since coal mines were (and still are) dangerous places to work.

*** Most likely. Though they will likely still shun and [[KickTheSonOfABitch kick Barkis around]] at every opportunity. Meaning that Barkis is not only dead, but the afterlife is full of people who rightly hate him for everything he's done. Talk about a SelfInflictedHell! Speaking of which, to top it all off, if Barkis ever does move on from the afterlife, considering his crimes, [[{{Hell}} he's probably not going to be turning into butterflies and ascending to Heaven the way Emily did...]]

* The dead can't feel pain, but if they still hold things, sing, cook, drink and can cry, they must have sensation. If the group ripped Barkis apart, zombie horde style, he might still be able to feel they're doing it but have no pain. Yeesh.

* Bonejangle's song explains to Victor the story of the Corpse Bride. She eloped with a man she though was in love with her and wanted to marry her. "And he killed her." Not only that, but remember: "[He] told not a soul, kept the whole thing tight." Considering that her creep of a fiancé is still alive and fairly young by the looks of it, there may still be Emily's mourning parents out there, terrified out of their wits and wishing their daughter would just come home. Or write them a single note, letting them know that she's all right.

**** The Van Dorts weren't gold diggers, they were ''nouveau riche'', meaning they had money, and had earned it themselves, it just wasn't old money. They were marrying Victor to Victoria not because it would get them more money, but because it would give them a status boost aka "the heights of society". Contrast the Everglotts, who were marrying Victoria off because they had no money in their safe (although they did have a huge mansion filled with expensive things). They could have sold off extra clothing, linens, art pieces, furniture, their piano, and still lived comfortably, but didn't because they didn't want to change their way of life. So they effectively sold their daughter off to the highest bidder they could find. That's much worse than the Van Dorts.

!!The Skeletons:
* Now, who exactly are these skeletons who serve as a chorus to Bonejangles during ''Die, die, we all pass away'' ? Well, they have a very high-pitched voice when they shout "die, die, die, die die". Their size exclude the idea of children, so they must be women. Now, what are women doing with him ? Why, they're Bonejangles's groupies, of course ! After all, he behaves like a famous singer (falling from stage at the end of the song and all that), so it makes sense.

** The Aztecs of Mexico believed that the Monarch butterflies which annually migrate to Mexico were in reality the souls of the deceased who returned to visit the ones they left behind and to escort the souls of those who had died that year on to the afterlife.