It was late in the afternoon, Westley and Buttercup were watching the sunset with their great friend, Fezzik. A little around nine-ish Fezzik surprises Buttercup and Westley with a party on the beach to celebrate their 4 year anniversary. Meanwhile everyone was having a good time at the party, Buttercup claims she is not feeling well. Fezzik being the good friend offers to take Buttercup to her room, but tells Westley to stay and party. Westley then realizes that everything is not the same with the marriage anymore. The party ends and the guests head to their rooms to get some sleep for the busy day ahead. Westley decides to take a walk on the beach just to clear his head. In his head, Westley decides he wants to try and fix everything with …show more content…
It gets kind of late and Westley decides to go up to bed, when he opens the door to walk in, there he saw Fezzik and Buttercup having an affair. Of course Westley trying to be Mr. Romeo, charges at Fezzik kind of like a knight and shining armor, but he regrets his decision. In his mind all he could think was that his life was about to end, when really it wasn’t, he just didn’t know it yet. Buttercup and Fezzik being the sneaky ones had planned for this to happen. Westley just wanted everything to go back to the way it was before the wedding. Buttercup had never stopped loving Westley, she just decided that they didn’t really have anything in common anymore. At last Buttercup gets them to sit down and talk everything out like the grown men they were or at least that’s what she thought. ‘Why did you take my wife?’ asked Westley. ‘I didn’t, at first it started off as just friends talking about life together, the one thing led to another, next thing I know Buttercup is calling me one afternoon telling me she is pregnant. At first I didn’t know what to say, but then we came up with a plan which was tell you that it was your baby. ‘So Inigo Montoya isn’t mine?’ asked Westley, in
In Princess Bride, Westley's quest is to return to his true love, Buttercup, whom he has loved since a young worker on her family's farm. With no money to marry, Westley decides to strike out for his fortune but is taken prisoner; he is mistakenly reported as dead to Buttercup, who is promised to Prince Humperdink as his bride. In his quest, Westley must first survive being taken prisoner by the Dread Pirate Roberts which he is able to do by showing no fear when Roberts announces daily "Tomorrow you will die" (Princess Bride n.p.). Roberts in fact is so impressed that he retires and names Westley as his successor. Upon
Westley is of a humble origin- a farm boy working on Buttercup’s farm. He loves her and she loves him. Whenever Buttercup ask Westley for a favor he replies with “As you wish.” He really means, I love you. However the mystery remains of what had happened to his parents, was he an orphan or did he leave his family. Westley had set sail in the seas to seek out his fortune to have enough money to marry Buttercup. His ship was attacked by Dread Pirate Roberts, which is why everyone assumed Westley was dead for five whole years. Since the love of his life was kidnapped, Westley set off to save Buttercup and on the way he encountered struggles/ trials, helpers, thresholds/tests and helpers along the
“As you wish,” said by the Farm boy,westley, a main character who ties the story of love,romance,and action together. The book The Princess Bride by William Goldman is a story of two lovers, Buttercup and Westley. After Westley dies on a boat by The Dread Pirate Roberts, the King of Florin, Prince Humperdinck, started searching for love. After a visit from the count and countess they decide that Buttercup is worthy of being the queen. Even though Buttercup says she will never love The Prince, she still agrees to the marriage. Soon after Buttercup is introduced to Florin she gets kidnapped by the Turk, the Sicilian, and the Spaniard. They all figure out that they are being followed by the man in black, which leads to the adventure part of the story. In The Princess Bride, William Goldman uses many different archetypes like the damsel in distress, the task, and the magic weapon which are archetypes that have been used for centuries and renders them new to make the story flow together and more interesting.
Florence is in her headquarters at the hospital, she works at. She is writing a letter to a patient's mother. When all of a sudden, Mary, a fellow nurse, walks in. Mary and Florence talk about how nice it is to work with each other and how happy Mary is here. Mary quotes, “ I’m glad I’m here with you Miss Nightengale. Good Night.” at the end of their discussion.Also, they talk about how both of their families don’t really want them there. They talk for a little and Florence seems very at home and happy. Later, after Mary had left, two gentlemen come to talk to Florence. It is Dr. Goodale and Dr. Hall that have come to speak with her. After talking for a while they both leave and let Florence to her work. In the hospital, Florence seemed like an entire new person, she was much more
She still believed that Westley would arrive for her in time, before the wedding. Humperdink ran
Westley’s dedication to Buttercup motivated him throughout the story. He admitted the following to her: "I have taught myself languages because of you. I have made my body strong because
Although being wronged, Elizabeth tries to be a good wife and does not tell the court of John’s affair, unknowing that he had already admitted. John loves his wife, so he righteously admits to his sin in attempt to save her while only dooming himself to the good nature of Elizabeth. There is irony in this situation because Elizabeth, a woman who “in her life, she had never lied” does so only to protect her husband’s name (103). In making the decision to lie, she is therefore convincing the court that John is lying to protect her. Emotions steadily build awaiting the dramatic ending between Elizabeth and John. Elizabeth is saved from hanging due to her pregnancy, whereas John refuses to lie and admit to witchcraft. Their attempts to save each other backfire. Ironically, if Elizabeth had not lied, her and John could have been together for years to come.
She stalls the wedding a bit, waiting for Westley to come, but he does not. After that, Buttercup decides to commit suicide upon returning to her room for the evening. This shows that true love comes naturally and you cannot learn to love someone. It shows the power that an unhappy marriage can have over people if they don’t marry their true love. If this part of the story would have taken place in a different time period, it may not have happened at all. This is because marriages can’t be forced today and both parts have to accept and sign on the
In the movie, at the beginning, Westley (known as farmboy) has a secret love for Buttercup. They never end up confessing and he leaves and it had been said that he was killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. As the story goes on he finds Buttercup kidnapped by three men and fights to save her from an awful marriage to a prince. They notice a man in black following behind them, so they try to fight him off thinking he is the bad guy. From this point he looks like the bad guy, but is really the hero that saves Buttercup. Just like in other love moves we can see the villain turning nice slowly and trying to fight to do the right thing. When he and Vizzini are sitting across from each other with the drinks, one is poison and the other isn't. Buttercup is there and Westley has to go play the hero and save her. “You’re trying to kidnap what I’ve rightfully stolen.”(The Princess Bride, Vizzini to Westley) The only way to save her is to win the game, so he tricks Vizzini and the man ends up dying. That’s when he really plays hero and takes Buttercup, they ...
“In my day, television was called a book” (Reiner). That is what the grandpa says to his grandson after the grandson questions him about reading him a book. The grandpa decides to read his grandson The Princess Bride. A book filled with true love, comedy, action and adventure. Westley works on the farm for his true love, Buttercup. But after Buttercup gets kidnapped by a sicilian, giant, and Spaniard, Westley goes to search for his true love. After Westley battles and defeats all three of her kidnappers, they are reunited. Soon their luck ends after Prince Humperdinck sends Westley to be tortured and takes Buttercup to be his bride. Westley is tortured by Count Rugen in the Zoo of Death. The giant and the Spaniard, we now know them as Fezzik and Inigo, here the screams of Westley and make there way to the Zoo of Death. Fezzik and Inigo help Westley make it to the castle to stop the wedding between Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck. Westley finally reunites with his true love for a happy ever after. In The Princess Bride there are several lessons that are taught throughout the book. The situations that the characters go through can be greatly compared to the situations that humans experience.
One day, when Buttercup had been living in the Princes castle, she decided to go for a ride on her horse. Buttercup was kidnapped by three men, Inigo, Vizzini, and Fezzik. They were planning on taking Buttercup to Guilder to kill her so there could be a war between Florin and Guilder. The group was followed by a “man in black” who turned out to be Westly Buttercups love. Westly defeated each man and planned on taking Buttercup to the “Dread Pirate Roberts” ship.... ...
Buttercup after also defies the stereotypes. She stands up to Humperdinck, and also recognized the one time when he was lying that he let it show in his eyes. She stood up for herself, which isn’t what stereotypical females do. Stereotypical females are generally weak, whiny, and dumb. Buttercup is strong, smart, and has courage. She doesn’t care what other gossipy women say,
...tisfy Westley and his needs in order to impress and be good enough for him. However, in the beginning, Buttercup is less susceptible; not concerning herself with Westley at all. Finding out that she loves Westley changes her life. Her transformation from tom-boy to an elegant lady only happens because of Westley; her change has only one purpose and that is to meet up to Westley’s standards. In conclusion, it is clear that The Princess Bride displays a lot of the same issues and conflicts. Whether the characters deal with themselves, others, or the general public, they all grow and develop because of these struggles. Beyond this, the readers of this novel can easily learn a few lessons from the characters of the book. Learning from these lessons, and learning to deal with conflict is a skill that will make a better person out of anybody willing to take the action.
The principal action is Westley decision to leave the farm which causes a cascade of events to follow. On his journey he is captured by the “dread pirate Roberts who never leaves captives alive” and is therefore assumed to be dead for five years, in which time the Prince of Florin choses Buttercup as his bride to be. This engagement leads to the princess being abducted by what appear to be soldiers from Guilder in order t...
The Birlings are holding a party to celebrate their daughter’s engagement with Gerald Croft. The pleasant scene is interrupted when a rather shady looking Inspector gives them a visit, investigating the suicide of a young working-class girl in her middle twenties. Each family member is interrogated and they all find out that they are somehow linked to the girl’s death.