The Theme Of The True Hero In William Goldman's 'The Princess Bride'

Everything is not as it seemsAssuming As You Wish Doesn’t Make it True The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, challenges a reader to look further into the story. In his introductions and the prologue he reveals the depth of his imagination. If the reader didn’t try to look further they would have just believed all of that was true. Therefore, I think that the main theme is that there is to never assume. There is no way to know the way something will work out. There is no one way someone can be or act; the characters show many personalities. Everything is not as it seems. I will prove why I think this is the theme by analyzing the characters and the story.

Who is the true hero? In The Princess Bride, the main hero is Westley, but Inigo, Fezzik,

As she grows into a princess, she still has these troubles. It was only after she had haunting dreams about leaving her real love that she shaped up. She showed perseverance in believing that Westley would come to save her. She waited until the last moments of the wedding for Westley to save her. Princess Buttercup had stayed loyal to Westley by not loving anyone but him. She comes in clutch by being brave and helping Inigo, Fezzik, Westley, and her escape. It takes a lot of bravery to stand up to an army and lead them astray. In The Princess Bride, she decided that she was going to kill herself to stay true to Westley. That takes bravery and shows her great loyalty. I think that Buttercup is a Byronic hero. She is described as beautiful, flawed, and does things based on what benefits her, therefore she fits the description of a Byronic

They were selfish, cruel, enjoyed other people’s pain, and wanted power and money. First, just to be clear, Prince Humperdinck is a stuck up, war loving, evil guy. He put together the whole plot of killing off the Princess so he could have a war with Guilder. He wants to have more power, and thinks a war will give it to him. Prince Humperdink has this unhealthy obsession with hunting, so much that the Zoo of Death is just a giant hunting ground. He loves to watch things squirm and beg. For these reasons I think that Prince Humperdink is more of a Classic Villain. He thinks only for himself and his own goals. He will do anything to achieve his goals even kill Buttercup. He bodies up his own insecurities through hunting, according to Buttercup when she called him out on being a coward. He is also a psychopath like a classic villain would