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The Princess Bride: a classic fairytale?
And have come to be a formidable opponent in the art of fencing. He up took many adventures and quests to be reunited with Buttercup, defeated Vizzini, Inigo Montoya and Fessick. It seemed Westley and Buttercup’s adventures continued even after they defeated Prince Humperdink, while Westley offered his position as the Dread Pirate Roberts to Inigo Montoya as the new captian. High adventure truly played a huge part in the story, even as there was true love mixed in. Usually the prince in a classic fairytale achieves his goal with only one adventure and defeat of the villain, the Princess Bride on the other hand has adventure after adventure in a thrilling sequence, this just goes to show that no matter how similar the Princess Bride is to a classic fairytale, it will always be very different.

True love is the film The Princess Bride’s core, with cinematography and high adventure revolving and supporting it. True love is very different from just love. Inigo Montoya loved his father dearly, going so far as to practice fencing since eleven years of age, just to avenge his father and kill the six fingered man that slaughtered the man he loved. The love Inigo felt for his father is immense, but it originated because his father had also loved him as a son and heir. With Westley and Buttercup’s relationship however, is a state of true love. Westley has been with Buttercup for many years; their love grew and strengthened with time. Added to the circumstance of the adventures Westley had gone through to ensure they would live happily ever after in the end, with the fight and the duel with Fessick, Vizzini and Inigo; through the journey in the Fire Swamp, along with the siege of the Humperdink castle, all of this proved that Westley would never forget his true love and would do anything to get her back. In the film The Princess Bride, ture love is a serious factor that existed throughout the entire film text, even though true love appeared in a great many fairytales, the

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