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    person can feel free to make their own choices would be the expectations the person feels that he or she must fulfill. Often‚ these expectations come from family or friends. An example of this sort of peer pressure can be found in the novel The Princess Bride. In the story‚ Fezzik becomes reliant on the genius and guidance of Vizzini. The word of the Sicilian becomes unquestionable law to Fezzik; if Vizzini says it‚ Fezzik does it. Fezzik‚ in a sense‚ gave his freedom away to Vizzini‚ because Fezzik

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    Often written for children‚ traditional fairytales are fictitious works with magical qualities. However‚ “The Bloody Chamber” by Angela Carter and The Princess Bride by William Goldman‚ are no traditional fairytales. Although both poses the fictitious qualities and traits of traditional fairytales‚ neither work can be considered as being written for children. The use of violence in sex‚ pornographic imagery‚ and the objectification of women show that the stories are intended for mature readers.

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    One minute it was romantic and lovey dovey and the next minute bam! There were swords and action scenes on the screen. The Princess Bride is a fantasy movie with a little bit of action and romance thrown in. There is a lack of loyalty throughout the movie but it also delivers a message of the meaning of loyalty‚ friendship and family. The message that The Princess Bride delivers is a simple one - that true love conquers all. Westley: "Hear this now: I will always come for you." Buttercup:

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    would do anything to continue it or demolish it. The Princess Bride is a fictional tale and is centered on the love of a beautiful women and a skillful man of the name man in black. They vow to themselves that they would never love another. But is it easy to keep your word in certain situations? The mythical stories characters endure things that human beings shouldn’t go through. Some characters overcome deaths while others couldn’t. The Princess Bride is a wonderful and aggressive book that consists

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    Two Heroes In the film‚ ’The Princess Bride‚’; directed by Rob Reiner. Westley falls in love with Buttercup who lives upon the land where he works. Buttercup also falls in love with Westley‚ so he sets out to find his fortune so they can be married. A short time later‚ Buttercup learns that Westley has been killed by pirates. The Prince of the land chooses Buttercup to be his bride‚ regardless to her feelings. Before the marriage takes place‚ Buttercup is kidnapped by three man known as Inigo

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    In “The Princess Bride” film‚ there are lots of characters that represent different archetypes and effects the hero’s journey differently. Various characters such as: Wesley‚ Buttercup‚ Prince Humperdink‚ and Fezzik fall into the archetypes category of: The Hero‚ Damsel In Distress‚ The Evil Adversary‚ and The Friendly Beast; each of these characters effect/influence Wesley’s journey. Buttercup is a huge influence during Wesley’s journey because she has to be rescued by him throughout the time

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    didn’t die‚ would you go back‚ rescue your opponent and save his life? This is exactly what Inigo Montoya did in the movie; Princess Bride. Throughout the movie‚ we find out that Inigo Montoya is a kind hearted and loyal character. Inigo Montoya is a kind hearted character. As we first get introduced to him in the story‚ he is ordered to kidnap and kill the “Princess Bride” which leads to a battle with her sweetheart‚ “Westley”. During the battle‚ Inigo takes a blow to the head‚ and is knocked

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    The movie The Princess Bride‚ took place in the Middle Ages. The movie is about a commoner who falls in love with a farm boy. Once they had fallen in love‚ he left on a voyage‚ so he could acquire more money. The farm boy‚ Westley‚  needed more money‚ so he could marry Buttercup. On his voyage‚ his ship was taken over by pirates‚ and he was killed. Later‚ the Prince announced he would marry buttercup. She did not want this marriage to happen‚ but she had no choice. While riding in the forest‚ Buttercup

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    Compare/Contrast Essay The Princess Bride‚ is a great love story and movie.. The author was trying to write a sort of fairy tale to convey his message. Although the book was very jumpy and hard to understand at times‚ it was a good book in the end when you learned how the author expresses his words. Buttercup was a beautiful girl with an amazing personality. In the book and in the movie‚ they describe Buttercup very similarly. In the book‚ her dad was talking about how she had not bathed‚

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    In William Goldman’s “The Princess Bride”‚ the representation of love and marriage has challenged my values‚ through the unidealised reasons to why couples get married‚ the long-term unromantic relationship between Buttercup’s parents and the rather fast development of Buttercup and Westley’s love. Prince Humperdinck and Princess Buttercup’s relationship presents the idea that some people will settle for less than true love and get married‚ challenging my values of love and marriage. Goldman

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