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Conflicts And Themes In The Princess Bride

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The Princess Bride has many conflicts and themes but love is the main theme. Buttercup and Westley would go to the ends of the earth for each other. Fezzik and Inigo depend on each other to do a lot of things. Inigo dedicated his life to get revenge on Count Rugen. The Princess Bride is a novel about love. There is love between Buttercup and Westley, friendship between Inigo and Fezzik, and Inigo’s love and honour for his father.

When Westley found out that Buttercup loved him he left her. However, Westley loved Buttercup as much she loved him. Westley would do anything for Buttercup without question. “Every time you said ‘Farm Boy do this’ you thought I was answering ‘As you wish’ but that’s only because you were hearing wrong. ‘I love you’ was what it was, but you never heard” (Goldman 64). Buttercup really loved Westley. It was because of who Westley is and how much he would do for her. Westley was the first person to look past Buttercup’s looks. He loved her for who she was even though she was not the brightest. That is one of the many times Westley showed his love for Buttercup. …show more content…

After they argue they both realize that they need each other. When going down the zoo of death Inigo lied to Fezzik and that enraged him. Fezzik needed Inigo. “ ‘HERE COME THE KING BATS’ Fezzik screamed… ‘What’s so terrible about king bats’ but ‘What’ was all he had time to say before Fezzik cried ‘Rabies! Rabies!’ ” (Goldman 299-300). Fezzik was petrified of king bats. Without Inigo, Fezzik might have died from them. Even though Fezzik and Inigo fought Fezzik depended on Inigo as much as Inigo depended on Fezzik. That is why their friendship is full of

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