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    is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup, engaged to the foul Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped and held against her will in order to start a war. It is up to Westley (her once believed dead love, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) to save her. On the way he meets a thief and his hired helpers, an accomplished swordsman and a huge, powerful giant, both of whom become Westley's companions in his quest.     The Princess Bride showcases a great amount of ironic situations;

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    The Princess Bride isn’t exactly the most manly title for a movie, so when I say that it is one of my favorites, many individuals who have not had the pleasure of viewing it are mistaken in their first impression. In truth it's full of, “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles…”, the list goes on; manliness shouldn’t be questioned. One of the biggest contributors to this adventurous plot is the young swashbuckler Westley. Westley is a daring young

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    day, Buttercup realises that she is in love with Westley, and runs to him, begging for his affection. He admits he too felt something for Buttercup, but has to go away. While he is gone, news spreads around that Westley is dead and that the Dread Pirate Roberts has killed him. At the same time, the prince of Florin hears of Buttercup’s beauty, and wishes to marry her. Although Buttercup does not love the prince, she agrees to marry him because he threatens to kill her. When Buttercup is kidnapped

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    appeared in the movie again, he had developed a different set of characteristics. He was very cunning in the ways that he outsmarted the men who had kidnapped Buttercup. He also changed the representation of himself as being the Man in Black/ Dread Pirate Roberts. While he was taking Buttercup away from Prince Humperdinck, he shows bravery as they go into the fire swamp, which are full of dangerous creatures. He is very protective of Buttercup throughout the story, and is willing to sacrifice himself

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    name was Wesley, but she never called him that. “Very soon she realizes he loves her and she loves him in return. He sets off for America “to make his fortune across the sea.” She later finds out that he and his ship have been murdered by the Dread Pirate Roberts “who never leaves captives alive.”      Scene: Humperdink castle, Prince Humperdink is announcing his bride-to-be and we find out it is the Princess Buttercup.

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    were prisoners of love. Westley and Buttercup were in great love but had to separate when Westley left for the Americas to start a better life and then go back to Florin to marry Buttercup. However, as Westley was supposedly killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts, Buttercup was forced to marry Prince Humperdinck. The Prince hired three men to murder the princess and try to start a war with Guilder. Prince Humperdinck’s plans were ruined when Westley snuck up on the three men

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    killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. On a horse ride to clear her mind of the upcoming marriage she was soon to face, she was kidnapped by a band of bandits. The bandits include a Spaniard named Inigo Montoya, who has trained himself his entire life to be an expert swordsman for the revenge on a six-fingered man who killed his father, Vizzini who was the witty one, and a giant named Fezzik who works on his strength. The trio are in return being chased by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who turns out

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    William Goldman. The story is of a beautiful maiden named Buttercup. When she hears word of her true love, Westley’s, ship being taken over by the Dread Pirate Roberts in which there were no survivors. Upon Westley’s death, Buttercup reluctantly agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck, who seems to have a plan of his own. When Westley returns as the Dread Pirate Roberts, he finds Buttercup in grave danger in the hands of Vizzini, the man we later learn was hired by Humperdinck to kill his bride and frame Florin’s

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    In the film, The Princess Bride, the director Rob Reiner introduced many themes into the plot. A significant theme in the film, The Princess Bride, is ’Intelligence’. Had intelligence not have been a contributing factor to the plot, there would be a completely different outcome at the end. Deception, outwitting, outsmarting, all contribute to how the story ends. An excellent example of this is when Westley and Vizzini had a ’battle of wit’ to win the princess, as Vizzini had kidnapped her

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    novel called “The Princess Bride” is quite educational and full of life lessons? The book “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman is somewhat realistic fiction where characters make irrational decisions. It’s a wild storyline with kings, princesses, pirates, along with giants, wizards, and resurrection. Nifty Lance is an online blogger who came up with a few life lessons “The Princess Bride” may have taught its readers. “The Princess Bride” teaches its readers certain lessons like; just because something

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