How does Westley tell Buttercup he loves her each and every day?
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Satire
What is the main style technique that Goldman uses in his book?
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Florin
What country does the Princess Bride take place in?
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"Farm Boy" He meets her every need and grants her every request.
What is Westley's role in Buttercup's life before she realizes her love for him?
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The whole nation worshipped and admired the countess for her beauty and wealth.
What instance does Goldman use to satirize celebrity worship?
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Why does Fezzik first start fighting?
Fezzik first starts fighting because his parents encourage him to use his strength to protect himself from bullies.
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Goldman adds his own narrative to simplify/explain the "Morgenstern edition".
Why does Goldman occasionally add his own narrative?
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What is the setting for Inigo's childhood?
Inigo grows up in a small house with his sword-maker father in the mountains of Spain.
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The way Prince Humperdinck is like a barrel. And he portrays him that way make fun of royals and show that royals aren't perfect like they are in some fairytales.
What is Prince Humperdinck shaped like and why does Goldman portray him that way?
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Goldman satirzes the stero-type that all big tough guys are mean and scary. Fezzik is extremey strong and big but he is a big teddy bear and afraid of a lot of things.
What satire is built up off of Fezzik?
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When the count and countess come to visit Buttercup's family and Buttercup become jealous of the Countess.
What is the event that causes Buttercup to realize her first romantic love for Westley?
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Do you believe there is really a person named S. Morgenstern that wrote this novel? And why would he try to confuse the readers at this point?
He could have possibly added the "Morgenstern part" to enforce the satire more.
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What is one of the nonsensical time frames that Goldman gives?
"(this was before Europe..... this was after Paris...)"
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Westley play the part of "prince charming" or the "knight in shining armor" in the fairy tale but how is he different from the classic "prince charming?"
For one, he dies. Also he is not as "doting" on Buttercup the classic prince is.
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Where did Fezzik and Vezzini take Buttercup after they took her on the boat to try to start a war?
The Cliffs of Insanity
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Discribe the how and when and why Buttercup comes to realize that despite what she already said she can't live without love and how deep her love for Westley really is?
When she is about to get married to Prince Humperdinck and realizes he could be in danger she starts having nightmares and longing for him and thinking about him all day long, thus realizing how much she loves him.
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Does Goldman ever use foreshadowing in one plot line to hint a something else in another?
yes. he foreshadows some events in the fairytale with events in his life.
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Describe the levels of the pit of despair.
the first is enemies of speed, second is enemies of strength, third is poisoners, fourth is the kingdom of the most dangerous and 5th is the machine.
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how does Goldman use characterization to connect to his audience?
They are characterized with faults and that makes them more relatable and reinforces the theme and satire
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Why was Inigo so drunk?
Inigo before he was drunk on wine he was drunk on his pride and called himself a wizard in fencing. After he was defeated he was very depressed and did not know what to do with his life and feared he would never get revenge on his father's murderer.
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Why did Goldman end the novel with saying that Morgenstern used a "lady and the tiger" type ending but he also says that you can choose the ending?
Because it enforces the theme that life is not fair but its fairer than death and its what you make it.
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How does Goldman use satire to reinforce the theme?
He uses the story to make fun of common habits of human kind and the things we do make life not a fairytale, making life not fair.
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Goldman wants to stress the idea that his theme applies to all time and it is a timeless message.
What is the reason for Goldman having so many different time periods and giving the idea that the story takes place in "all time?"
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What characters in the fairytale reflect characters in Goldman's life?
Max, Valarie, Buttercup's Parents, and The Count and Countess because all of these couples nag at each other but still stay together just like him and Helen.
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True love is the greatest thing on earth but its not a fairytale and neither is life.