Characters
Buttercup is most famous for this.
What is beauty?
"As you wish."
Westley says this to Buttercup when he is the farm boy, but what he means is "I love you."
The following is an example of this theme: Westley and Buttercup escape the fireswamp. Westley and Buttercup manage to escape from Prince Humperdinck in the end of story and live (presumably) happily ever after.
What is true love conquers all?
The names of the cliffs that are incredibly steep.
What are the Cliffs of Insanity?
This humor technique involves exaggeration and mockery of fairy-tale conventions.
What is satire?
The Count is most fascinated by this.
What is pain/torture?
"This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it"
Who is William Goldman?
"I am Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" is an example of this theme.
What is revenge?
This rival country is blamed for Buttercup’s planned murder.
What is Guilder?
This fictional “editor” is used by Goldman to satirize the idea of scholarly literary adaptations.
Who is S. Morgenstern?
This Florinese prince plans Buttercup’s murder in order to start a war.
Who is Prince Humperdinck?
"'Did you forget to pay your taxes?' (This was after taxes. But everything is after taxes. Taxes were here even before stew)"
Who is Buttercup's mother?
Prince Humperdinck’s plan to kill Buttercup and blame Guilder, while the Man in Black works to save her, exemplifies this thematic conflict.
What is good vs evil?
These are the three dangers of the Fire Swamp.
What are 1. Fire 2. Snow Sand/Quick Sand 3. R.O.U.S.s (rodents of unusual size) ?
When Westley is revived by Miracle Max and described as “mostly dead,” the narrator uses this type of literary technique.
What is understatement?
The man who was murdered by the six-fingered man.
Who is Domingo Montoya?
"Go below. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
Who are the Dread Pirate Roberts?
Fezzik and Inigo put aside personal risk and their own agendas to help Westley escape Prince Humperdinck’s castle and the Pit of Despair, highlighting this theme.
What is loyalty and friendship?
Inigo and Fezzik face a long staircase on the first level of this location.
What is the Zoo of Death?
An example of this literary technique: When Buttercup mourns Westley as dead and agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck, the reader already knows that Westley has survived and is en route to rescue her, creating tension and anticipation.
What is dramatic irony?
Yellin, the Chief of All Enforcement in Florin City, is cousins with this character.
Who is the albino?
“True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.”
Who is Fezzik?
The novel suggests love is strongest when it involves this action.
What is sacrifice?
Inigo goes to this location in order to follow Vizzini's instructions of "Go back to the beginning"?
What are the Thieves Quarters?
By directly addressing the audience, interrupting the narrative, and blending commentary with story, Goldman employs this device to collapse the boundary between storyteller and tale.
What is metafiction?