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The Princess Bride When a young boy falls ill, his grandfather comes to visit him. He wants to cheer-up his grandson, Grandpa brought along a storybook called “The Princess Bride”. It’s a tale of the love between a farm boy and a young woman. The two main characters are Buttercup and Westley. This love was cruelly interrupted by Westley's tragic death at sea when seeking his fortune in the new world. A heartbroken, Buttercup swore never to love again, but she accepts a marriage proposal from Prince Humperdinck, the heir to the throne of Florin. But death cannot stop true love, and in a story filled with action, exotically
accented swordsmen, bighearted giants, genius kidnappers, sadistic torturers, vile swamps, rodents of unusual size, the Dread Pirate Roberts and a miracle worker. The lovestory between Westley and Buttercup
Will Inigo Montaya find the six-fingered man who murdered his father? Will Humperdinck's evil plans come to fruition? And, more importantly, will Grandpa be able to tell the story without any of the yucky kissing?
Author is William Goldman twists and turns on a path filled with adventure. Will True Love win the day?
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Book Quotes “As you wish...”
“Who are you?"
"I am you Prince and you cannot refuse."
"No one of consequence." “You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you." You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die.”
"I must know." "Get used to disappointment.” “My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!”
"I am your loyal servant and I just did." "Refusal means death." "Kill me then.”
The beginning of the story. This is how it begins. And it doesn’t have anything to do with Buttercup and Wesley PAGE
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Delicate Maid Duke is a man. The story begins with the Duke in love with the delicate looking maid.
Duchess is a woman. The name Duke and Duchess is a Royal family title just like price and princess.
His wife the Duchess became very angry.
Becomes Whooping Maid The Duchess discovered Annette loves chocolate. She never had a chance means Annette was always going to lose. The Duchess will
hurt her with chocolate.
chef— person who makes sweets and cakes.
The Duke will never look at Annette again. She is too fat. She will marry the pastry
The Duke is a bad husband. Duchess is mean.
Blowing kisses to his mother in-law The Duke becomes smitten with his mother-in-law. Smitten is to have feelings for someone. A strong romantic liking. The mother-in-law
is more difficult to fight. The Duchess does not want to hurt her mother. The Duchess becomes very sick with sadness and anger because she knows they are
having a relationship with her in the room. The Duchess is not beautiful, but she is she. The marriage is unhappy. This has nothing to do with Buttercup. This is a side story for entertainment.
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Beginning of the story Buttercup is Born
The beginning of the story begins on page 37. The first story is about the Duke and the Duchess. Buttercup is a baby sleeping and eating.That is not entertaining to read.The writer wants the story about the Duke and the Duchess to entertain us.
The Duchess has a terrible marriage. The Duke is a bad husband.
Buttercup is now 10 years old on page 40. The short story about a girl in India is not important to the story. Buttercup is just getting older. On page 41 Buttercup is 15 years old and becomes one of the main characters.
The words ‘in-law’ just mean by marriage. When one person marries someone in another family they get the title ‘in-law’. If Damon marries Lisa Simpson. Bart will be his brother-in-law, Homer will be his father-in-law. Maggie will be his sister-in-law. Marge will be his mother-in-law. If Lisa Simpson marries Damon. Luke will become her brother-in-law. Karen will become her sister-in-law. Dave will become her father-in-law. Maggie will become her mother-in-law. Elsie will become her grandmother-in-law. Alf will become her grandfather-in-law. When you marry someone their family becomes your family. In English we say ‘in-law’ so people will know if the family members are related by blood or by marriage.
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Vocabulary Adversary– Opponent, The person who you are playing against. Enemy, Foe Tragic– Very sad, especially if it involves death or destruction Flaw– Not perfect, Something wrong, Blemish, Damage Never had a chance– always going to lose., No chance of winning Bewilderment– Confused, Perplex, Mystify, Dumbfound, sSupefy Smitten– In love, Strong like, Infatuated, Enamored, Soft on Ulcers– Inflammatory condition inside the body—- Stomach sickness from stress Pox Plague– Disease that was killing people similar to Black Death from your history lesson Suitors- Person who wants to marry you. Remember “Holes” when Myra had 2 men bring pigs to her father because they wanted to marry her. She had two suitors. Assessment- Take inventory, Know everything good and bad about something Sought after– Go after, Chase Sensitive– Delicate, Permanently– Forever,
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Vocabulary Superb– Superior, Excellent, Great, Entitled to– Should get, Should have, Authorized to have Self-pity– Feel sorrow for yourself, Shame Heir– A child that keep your family’s name alive. Dad’s son to take over the throne and lead the country. Messiah- Messenger of God, Promised person to be the deliverer to bring his people back to God’s kingdom.
Questions What is the name of the book?
The Princess Bride is the name of the book. Who wrote it?
It was written by William Goldman. Who is the bad guy?
The bad guy is Prince Humperdinck
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Questions Continued Who is the good guy?
Westley is the good guy. Who is the female character in the story?
The female character is Buttercup. The story is being read to whom
the grandson
by who the grandfather.
How does the story begin? Look at page two and write a short essay. Why is the female character marrying the prince? Look in your books. Who is the female character’s true love? Westley is Buttercup’s true love. Where is the story set?
Read the next page to answer this question. Why does the prince have to get married?
He needs a male heir (a son) to inherit the thrown if he dies.
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Story book geography On page 45 “The land of Florin is set between where Sweden and Germany ” The setting is Europe before the countries where divided . The country of Florin is where Buttercup is from. Please find the area on the map. Florin’s neighbor Guilder is across the channel .
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