![]() These both are great examples of characteristics in a real hero, because a true hero never gives up, and he is always courteous while doing the right thing while being a fair and honest being. Inigo is also persistent because when he was young, his whole life was shattered before his eyes as his father was killed by the infamous Count Rugen, this sparked a major conflict between them, and Inigo had spent his whole life since, training to become a master at fencing so he could finally defeat the Count in honorable battle, and avenge his father. He also gives Westley a chance to recover after he is safely on top of the cliff. ![]() He is courteous because he is very fair with other people.ĭuring the duel between him and Westley, he gives Westley a chance to get lifted onto the top of the cliff so he doesn’t have to painstakingly climb the next 40 feet. In addition, Inigo is more courteous and persistent than Westley. ![]() Inigo, on the other hand, killed the Count and got rid of a pain loving sadist, and saved who knows how many more test subjects for his evil pain machine. Happy ending or not, it is not very heroic. Westley would then be living like a king on his pirate ship, while Prince Humperdinck continues his evil. Now that she is gone, he could do that and hurt a lot of innocent people just because of his satisfaction of love. Humperdinck’s plan was to kill Buttercup and wage war on Guilder. (Goldman 183) That is not a very heroic thing because he isn’t thinking about other people. He left him in a chair for his henchmen to find and release him while he and Buttercup escaped. ![]() What’s more heroic than that? Just that the fact that he didn’t get rid of Prince Humperdinck. He outsmarted and killed the evil Sicilian, beat Inigo in a sword duel, and beat Fezzik in a fight. Westley, on the other hand, might seem like a hero. This may seem like a happy ending to the subplot between the Count and Inigo, but Inigo accomplished the greater good by getting rid of Count Rugen forever, who was Prince Humperdinck’s minion, and a sadistic person who loved to inflict and study pain on innocent people. In the end, Inigo accomplishes his goal, killing Count Rugen. Inigo Montoya’s intentions are to kill Count Rugen because he murdered his father, Domingo Montoya as explained in The Princess Bride, “The noble killed him then, with no warning a flash of the nobleman's sword and Domingo's heart was torn to pieces” (Goldman 64). To begin with, the best way to see who is more heroic is from a perspective. Although this is highly debatable, Inigo Montoya is the true hero of The Princess Bride. What if true heroism is found through other characteristics, like persistence, or courtesy? These new requisites for heroism point to a new character, Inigo Montoya, who is kind to everyone he meets, and is thorough and persistent in his trials. As we analyze this further, is Westley really a hero or is he saving Buttercup because she is the most beautiful woman in the world? What happens? Westley comes in and saves Buttercup with the help of unlikely allies. The story revolves around two star-crossed lovers, Westley and Buttercup, who are separated by pirates, a dream of moving to America, and a corrupt Prince Humperdinck. The Princess Bride, a novel of “True Love and High Adventure” by William Goldman, is a literary marvel that has etched its way into the shortlist of classical books.
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