![]() ![]() He defeats Inigo and Fezzik, kills Vizzinni, and takes Princess Buttercup away. Inigo is trying to find a man with six fingers who killed his father, and Fezzik is a good-hearted man with a troubling childhood. The trio kidnaps Princess Buttercup (according to the prince’s plans) on her horse ride, but they encounter a strange man dressed in black when escaping. They hire Vizzinni, a witty Sicilian, Inigo, a Spaniard excellent at swordplay, and Fezzik, a strong giant. Prince Humperdinck and Count Rugen secretly plan to kill her and blame it on the country of Guilder, so they can rule the world. A few months later, Buttercup becomes devastated when she hears that Westley has been killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts, and agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck, though she declares that she will never love him or anyone else. ![]() Westley must leave Buttercup though, when they finally declare their love for each other, because he is poor and must go to America to work, so in the future, when he comes for Buttercup, he will be able to provide for her. The Princess Bride is about a slothful milk maid and a handsome farm boy who fall in love. “As you wish,” Westley says in The Princess Bride, but what he really means is, “I love you,” (Goldman, 42). Love is a reoccurring theme in all fairytales, and in The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, it is the main theme. ![]()
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