Cecelia's Ironic Figures: A Narrative Fiction

She was pretty, graceful, rich in the timidity born of uncertainty, and with a something childlike in her large eyes which captured the fancy of this starched and conventional poser among men” (Dreiser 116).

When you think of a princess you may picture a girl with a lavish dress on and a crown full of jewels on top of her head, but not in William Goldman’s The Princess Bride. The readers encounter just a regular girl from a family that was never royalty, and who is always thinking of her one true love who was once thought dead.

“ Every bit of terrace, lawn, and railing in the Court of Honor was occupied, the men in black and gray, many of the women in gowns of extravagant hues-violet, scarlet, emerald-and wearing hat with ribbons, springs and feathers” (Larson 238).

She was always the smartest person in the room. She always got what she wanted, easily, but she didn't really want anything. Nobody had any power over her, which was absolutely dreadful and boring.

I. Forced to wear a dress at a formal event that Hyesun had dragged her to, she was stunning. No matter how much of a ‘delinquent’ she was to others, there was something about the aura that she gave off. It was incredible to see such class and grace in one setting. The younger would always wear articles of black and just so opposite from the ivory dress she was wearing. There were going to be stars at the party, and she was definitely one of them.

"Right this way," the host said, leading you into a large dining area. Every table was filled with people dressed in fancy dressses and suits. On the walls there were various painting, each one was beautiful and unique. On the ceiling there was a crystal chandelier that must've cost a fortune. The whole building was very

“Now she is placing the rhinestone tiara on her head before the mirror of the dressing-table and murmuring excitedly as if to a group of spectral admirers” (Williams 1226).

She had the looks that would capture any man’s heart. She had the grace. She had the elegances. But most importantly, she had the unbreakable iron heart of a king. Her white, pale, innocent face fooled everyone, but it was her actions that gave her the real image of a leader.

She had no shame in her actions and she did not apologize or excuse herself. She used her womanish wiles to get where she needed to go and get what she wanted, she was not a damsel in distress or a silent back-ground character. She essentially lived like a man, she did nothing wrong, she allowed men to marry her and she inherited their fortunes when they died. She did not murder them, or cheat on them, she simply was their wife who had the great fortune of marrying rich and her husband’s dying young.

Adriana as Malise held Levy in the air with her right hand, purple shadows like things wrapped around her hand and Levy became paler and paler as she yelled, “No! No! Please don’t him! Please put Gajeel down!”

When last seen at the duke's wedding, Titania wore a lavish Dewsprinkle Designs gown, earning the sensation of all gossip magazines. Now her elegant tastes were made even more apparent by the exquisite, custom gown made by herself and her train. Vanity Fair, in their full coverage of the event, described it as though “she were clothed in moonlight.”

Petra felt like a queen. And in a way, she was. She was on the throne of one of the best mobs in Panem itself, making lots of money and bribing people to look the other way. She had peasants who worked for her and did her dirty work, though Petra herself didn't mind getting her own hands dirty. She had a mansion where she made her own rules and held extravagant parties. The brunette was adored and nobody could stop her. Before she was a princess, and now she was most definitely a queen. She loved the violent and reckless life she was living.

The energy in the hall was electrifying, lively music played throughout. The room glowed from end to end in candlelight and on every table, a beautiful spread of an assortment of food and drinks.

Into the sloped concert hall the audience trickled. The plush seats began to fill, and the crystal chandeliers illuminated a crowd of well-dressed music aficionados. As the theater filled, the hum of voices increased. A buzz of excitement rose from the growing group, filled with anticipation of an enjoyable evening of musical performances. As the lights began to dim, the hum lowered to a murmur. Bobbing hats and bustling dresses made their way to their handpicked seats, over which long deliberation had been made. Silence became widespread as the expectation of the curtain's imminent rise increased. Then, at last, the thick red shroud rose, revealing a semi-circle of musicians. In smartly pressed black suits and flowing gowns, men and women

She was the first of the princesses to have an outgoing, stubborn, opinionated and independent personality. This is shown when she disagrees with the marriage law and at the end of the movie when she obliterated the law. She also gets rid of the law that states a princess cannot marry a street rat causing her to be able to marry Aladdin. She is also kind as demonstrated when she takes an apple and gives it to a hungry child.