The Princess Bride
Fortnight
2 weeks (14 days)
Sicilian, can read minds, battle of witts
Vizzini
Relentless
(adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity
Name all of the levels of the Zoo of Death. What is in them?
1) Speed - dogs, cheetahs, hummingbirds 2) Strength - anacondas, rhinos, crocodiles 3) Poison - spitting cobras, jumping spiders, vampire bats 4) Fear - shrieking tarantulas, blood eagle, sucking squid 5) Most Dangerous and Powerful - Westley and The Machine
How old is Buttercup when she becomes the most beautiful woman in the world?
21 years old
What object does the author compare Prince Humperdinck to?
A Barrel
What is an intrusive narrator?
A narrator who buts in at random points in a story with comments
Define frame narrative
A story within a story
Tactics
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
Courtier
An attendant at a royal court
Prettiest girl in the world, loves Westley, has to marry Prince Humperdinck
Buttercup
Describe Buttercup and Westley's relationship during the visit from the Count and Countess.
Buttercup loved Westley and would get jealous whenever the Countess would look at him. She thought Westley would leave her for the Countess.
Arbitrary
Chosen at random or without apparent reason
Prince Humperdinck's right hand man, 6 fingers, built "The Machine", killed Domingo Montoya
Count Rugen
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Deliberately putting aside audience's or reader's critical beliefs in order to accept the unreal world the author creates.
Inigo's father, famous sword maker, killed by Count Rugen
Domingo Montoya
Giant, fighter, super strong, can't think on his own, loves to make rhymes with Inigo
Fezzik
Both Fezzik and Buttercup do something amazing at the end of this book. What is it?
Fezzik thinks on his own and brings four horses so the group can escape the castle. Buttercup helps the group escape the castle grounds by demanding them to obey her because she is their queen.
How is Goldman's profession Ironic?
He is a writer but couldn't read or focus in elementary school.
What is the deal that Prince Humperdinck makes with Buttercup when she tells him she still loves Westley?
He tells her that she can write 4 letters to Westley telling him to come for her if he still loves her and the Prince will send out his four fastest boats to find him and give him the letter. If Westley comes back for her they can be together but if he doesn't then she has to marry Prince Humperdinck.
What word's does Westley use when he replies to Buttercup's requests? What do they mean?
He uses "As You Wish" which means I love you.
Why did Prince Humperdinck insist on having the Thieves Quarter cleared before the wedding?
He wanted to make sure there weren't anyone in there that would try to sabotage the wedding or try to kill him.
William Goldman say that The Princess Bride is his favorite book in the whole world, but he hasn't actually read it. How is this possible?
His father read it to him when he was sick as a child
What is Prince Humperdinck's true love?
Hunting
Describe the encounters of the Man in Black with Inigo and Fezzik. Why doesn't he kill them?
Inigo - Inigo is ordered to stay behind and kill him in a duel, The Man in Black ends up winning and ties Inigo to a tree. Fezzik - Fezzik is ordered to crush the Man in Black's head using his strength, the Man in Black makes Fezzik pass out The Man in Black thinks that they are extraordinary and doesn't want to kill them.
Spaniard, swordsman, battled in a duel, wants to kill Count Rugen
Inigo Montoya
Miracle Max claimed that Westley said he needed to come back "to bluff", when Westley actually said "true love". Why did Max say this? Max has a change of heart and decides to save Westley? What changes his mind?
Max claims he said "to bluff" because Inigo and Fezzik offered him a smaller amount of money than he usually works or and he didn't want to try and save Westley. His mind changes when Inigo tells him that if Westley doesn't ave Buttercup then she will have to get married to Prince Humperdinck and that if he does save Buttercup then the Prince can't marry her and he will suffer.
Healer, fired my Prince Humperdinck, saves Westley
Miracle Max
When Billy's son doesn't like the book what does he tell his son are the 5 subjects the Princess Bride Covers?
Passion, Duels, Miracles, Giants, & True Love
Shaped like a barrel, loves to hunt, wants to kill Westley and Buttercup
Prince Humperdinck
What are fairy tales?
Product of oral tradition, dating back before the Middle Ages
What does R.O.U.S. stand for?
Rodents of Unusual Size
Author of the original The Princess Bride
S. Morgenstern
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm or the opposite of what is really meant
After Westley was captured by the Dread Pirate Robert's, how did Buttercup react?
She was devastated and said that she would never love again.
Explain the Dread Pirate Robert's existence.
The Dread Pirate Robert's existed years ago and when he wanted to retire he handed his name down to whoever he thought was worthy and so on and so forth.
Explain why The Princess Bride is a frame narrative, and provide an example where frame narrative is used (movie, show, novel).
The Princess Bride is a frame narrative because William Goldman tells the story of the Princess Bride inside his childhood story. An example of a frame narrative is the movie The Notebook. In this movie and elderly man is tell his wife, who has Alzheimers, the story of their love and all of their memories. While he tells the story the movie plays with the young actors and actresses.
What is the sound that petrifies the people in the city? How does this sound affect Inigo? What do Fezzik and Inigo do as a result of the noise?
The sound is that of ultimate suffering. Inigo remembers this sound because his heart made that sound when his father was killed. Fezzik and Inigo try to find the source of the sound.
Why is it important that the reader knows about Inigo and Fezzik's pasts?
They learn why they act the way they do, and it gives a background on their skills and how they attained them.
Inigo wants to give Westley the resurrection pill at 10 after 5:00 so they can stop the wedding at 6:00. What's wrong with this plan?
They think the pill lasts an hour but it only lasts 40 minutes so Westley won't be able to get to the wedding in time.
Chide
To scold or rebuke
Abridging
To shorten a piece of writing
Farm Boy, The Man in Black, The Dread Pirate Roberts, loves Buttercup
Westley
Who is the Man In Black? When/how does his identity become revealed to Buttercup?
Westley is the Man In Black and Buttercup finds out when she pushes him down the hill and he whispers "as you wish".
What is dramatic Irony?
When the reader knows something the character's don't
Author, Narrator, Rewrites The Princess Bride
William Goldman
Head of Florin enforcement, guards the castle, gives the trio the gate key at the wedding
Yellin
Sword maker, gave Domingo the 6 fingered sword project
Yeste
Define allusion
a reference to a person, place, book, etc., not part of the story, that the author expects the reader to recognize.
Droll
amusing in an odd way
Quibbled
argue or raise objections about a trivial matter
Define the term Hero
central character, one who possesses noble qualities: self-sacrifice, courage, wisdom, etc.
Haggle
dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle
Visage
face; facial expression
Wistful
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
Impetuous
impulsive
inconceivable
unimaginable; beyond understanding
Define Satire
using humor to expose something
