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    The Princess Bride, written by William Goldman, is no ordinary fairy tale, most fairy tales are straightforward, the fact that it is told through a frame narrative, adding additional layers, makes the story more confusing. Although it does not fully fit the conventions of an ordinary fairy tale, it does fit the conventions of oral story-telling. Through the preface and interruptions, Goldman simulates oral-storytelling, with a hint of fantasy, in his novel, in order to recreate the moment in which

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    “Inconceivable!” Stated Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride. This amazing cinematography was written by William Goldman and is based on his gripping novel. This cinema is a lovely fairytale adventure about a beautiful young woman named Buttercup and her true love Westley. He must find her after a long separation and save her from marrying the dreadful Prive Humperdinck. In this classic film, they have to battle the evils in the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. By watching

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    they want and ride off into the sunset. Most of the time, the hero will follow the pattern of the hero’s journey, Which will ultimately lead the character through the story, and eventually become the reason for success. Likewise, in “The Princess Bride” By William Goldman, the hero’s journey is shown almost perfectly, in the character, Westley. Westley follows almost every stage of the hero's journey. Whether it be rescuing buttercup, being brought back to life, or even losing feeling in his body

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    they take a life changing decision and and allow it to be influenced by things like wealth and greed. Therefore, parents should not force their children into arranged marriages because they give the bride and groom no choice in who they marry, they limit the amount of people to choose from, and the bride and groom are stuck together for life. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has no wish to marry Paris because she is already in love with Romeo. Despite this Capulet forces her to

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    William Goldman the author of The Princess Bride uses the foreshadowing technique “anticipation” both within the story and in his asides to create an edge-of your-seat reading experience. The concept of foreshadowing can be seen in three areas of the book love, pain and the interjections of Goldman. In the first chapter of the book when Buttercup is seventeen, she and Wesley declare their love to one another followed by the immediate departure of Wesley with these parting words “I’ll send for you

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    Throughout the book, ‘The Princess Bride’, you can tell that many of the characters, even the, not so important characters, have been played with their emotions. Although it seems that once they are happy, or they have found ‘true love,’ everything will go out smoothly until an unexpected turn occurs and we are just left there wondering what’s to come next. One very good example of this is in the last paragraph of page 217, where after everything he had risked, including his life, Buttercup leaves

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    Buttercup Monologue

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    “Hmm... I wonder what I should get Buttercup!”, Westley thought to himself. He had many wonderful ideas, but none seemed good enough for his love. Jewelry? No. Buttercup never wears Jewelry. Chocolate? No, he’s never seen her eat candy. What about a movie? No, she never watches them. You’re probably wondering how someone could be so clueless about someone they love. It’s not that he was clueless.. but buying gifts for Buttercup was pure torture. He loved her with all his heart, but he had no idea

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    castle, they wanna make me their queen, and there’s an old man sitting on the throne that’s saying that I probably shouldn’t be so mean” (Halsey). These lyrics from Halsey’s song, Castle, are an exact description of Buttercup’s life. The Princess Bride is a story told from grandfather to his grandchild all about romance and action. Westley is the farmboy on Buttercup’s farm, and he has a crush on the growingly beautiful young girl. Prince Humperdinck, the soon to be inheritor of Florin, finds her

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    Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind In the video game Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Bethesda Softworks 2002), you control a character that initially has no identity. You fill out a questionnaire that decides your character’s class; thus, you are responsible for creating the foundation for your character’s role in the game. As you maneuver your character through this world, you continue to shape his/her identity through new experiences. Your actions and interactions with other characters in this virtual

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    Jane Austen wrote about the world in which women had no rights and no importance outside of marriage. Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813. Romanticism begins around 1789. Their priorities consists of emotionalism, self consciousness, respect for dignity of childhood, an interest in folk culture, and primitive origins for rural life.Pride and Prejudice is a window into the lives of young eighteenth century British women. “Romanticism reflected a deep appreciation of the beauties of nature. For

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