Princess Bride: A Fairy Tale Story

A fairy tale about true love is the premise of The Princess Bride. Buttercup, a beautiful young woman, treats her childhood love, Westley, callously. In response to her disregard of their love, Westley leaves and is captured by Dread Pirate Roberts on the high sea. Westley tells Roberts about the woman he loves while begging for his life. Dread Pirate Roberts spares his life because he is so touched by Westley's love for Buttercup.

So, the Roberts we know isn't actually the real pirate scoundrel. Apparently, when the pirate with that name wants to retire, he passes the name on to another pirate. So, Westley was chosen as the replacement. He learned fencing and all sorts of other pirate things, which he will need to take over as the new Dread Pirate Roberts.

As Westley is dealing with Dread Pirate Roberts, Prince Humperdick has asked Buttercup to marry him for her charm and appearance. Immediately preceding the wedding ceremony, Buttercup was kidnapped by Humperdick's gang. Despite asking Buttercup to marry him, in reality Humperdick actually desires to murder her in order to instigate war against Guilder, the neighboring country.

His minions, led by the boasting and clever Vizzini, bring Buttercup and Guilder to the border. Once they are sailing again, they notice that an unfamiliar ship is tracking them. When they get to land, they mount the bluffs with the intention of escaping. However, someone from the ship pursues them, and the evildoers are astonished by the unknown man's force and determination.

Once they are at the top of the cliffs, Vizzini tells Fezzik to smash him by sending rocks falling. When that does not work, Vizzini sends in Inigo Montoya, the swordsman, to wait for the stranger to kill him. When the stranger and Inigo duel, both exhibit great skill in fencing (http://www.fencing.net/), each acknowledges great respect for the other's skill. Eventually the stranger wins the duel, knocking Inigo unconscious instead of killing him.

When the stranger is still chasing Buttercup and her kidnappers, he runs into Vizzini, who gives him poison to drink. Luckily, the stranger has become immune to this kind of poison. When Vizzini dies, the stranger is by himself with Buttercup. The pair sets off on a journey, with Buttercup mocking the stranger for hiding his face and being generally inferior to Westley. Then, she finds out that the stranger is Westley himself.

Evil Prince Humperdink shows up shortly after they reunite. He takes Westley to a dungeon where he is tortured to near death and he forces Buttercup to continue arrangements for marriage. A local magician is able to revive Westley following his suffering. Once he has enough strength he and his friends Inigo and Fezzik save the Princess Bride (http://www.fencing.net/) from her vicious fiance.

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