William Goldman

What if? A question that many people find themselves asking. What if someone read Lord of The Rings instead of Harry Potter? Would they be attempting to learn Elvish instead of learning magic spells? In life, there are choices that have to be made. One or the other. The same applies to literature. For example, The Princess Bride, by S. Morgenstern. Readers of this novel may begin to ask themselves this very question. What if Westley did not reveal his identity to Buttercup when he fell

There are many characters in the book Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Some which are evil, some which are brave, but the real hero in the story is Westley. Westley saves buttercup twice and he also stops Humperdinck's’ evil plans that he was going to put forth after the wedding. Westly is the true hero of the story because he is brave and is always willing to help even if he is in bad condition. For example, when Buttercup was captured by Vizzini he went and saved her. He went and fought a

Positively Entertaining: I Am Princess X I Am Princess X is about two best friends who create a comic together called Princess X. Libby draws Princess X and May writes her stories and together they’re the perfect duo. One rainy night, Libby and her mom were driving over bridge when suddenly their car went over the side. When Libby died May became lonely and depressed, until one day when she sees a Princess X sticker on a corner window. Soon, May begins to see Princess X merchandise everywhere and

As you wish "High adventure and true love are two of the best things you could ever hope to find in a story," states Goldman, Author of The Princess Bride. In 1987 director Rod Reiner brought this classic tale to the big screen. The movie adaptation perfectly brings to life the ever-enduring love between the protagonists, Westley and Buttercup. Throughout the film the pair is faced with numerous trials and tribulations that could easily shake the bond between the lovers, yet they prevail. The

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

Princess Bride 2: The Return of Awesomeness “Get up!!! Get up!! I said get up!!!” screeched Buttercup as she attempted to awaken Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik. “Whazzit?!Urg!!!!” grumbled Westley. “No, no, no ,no!!!” shouted Inigo attempting to pull the covers up to cover his eyes. “Get up now! And I mean it!! Your breakfast is getting cold!!” BOOM!! The whole cabin shook as Fezzik hit the floor after his half-hearted attempt to roll out of bed. “Westley! Fezzik! Inigo! I’m about to snatch you three

Mael, Phyllis. "Trifles: The Path to Sisterhood." Literature Film Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 1989, p. 281. EBSCOhost, lscsproxy.lonestar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cpid&custid=s1088435&db=a9h&AN=6897362&site=ehost-live. Phyllis Mael provides an exceptional view of Mrs. Peters’ and Mrs. Hale’s roles as they uncover the details of John Wright’s death. Analyzing the transformations of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, Mael claims that Minnie Wright’s

The movie The Princess Bride originated from the book The Princess Bride by Williams Goldman. The storyline goes along demonstrating the typical knight and the royal characteristic in Medieval times. The events in the movie are based on the courtly love of the main character, Westley. Before being arrested to be a pirate, Westley was a farm boy, who is deeply in love with Buttercup. When he heard of the kidnap the trio, he immediately came to rescue Buttercup, who is at that time Prince Humperdinck's

Bride by William Goldman is a satirical story full of irony, in which the author creates a humorous and enjoyable read by having an abundance of character parodies. In the book The Princess Bride, the author satirizes fairytales and the characters through their appearance and actions. In the novel, the author portrays his characters as unfitting to the story. Goldman presents the story as a fairytale but it is the very opposite, as he constantly ridicules his characters. As a result, Goldman constructs

a person’s someone’s shortcomings and vices. In William Goldman’s The Princess Bride, satire is evident through his use of irony and ridicule, which he uses to mock different aspects of traditional fairy tales. Archetypes are not employed, highlighting the absurdness of key components of these stories. Situational irony is also used to satericalize the flaws of several characters, mocking their flaws, and making them laughable. Therefore, William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is a satirical story