The Princess Bride Study Guide

Rhyming

Literary method used on the boat

Excessive pride

Vizzini’s tragic downfall as a character due to overconfidence and arrogance

Farm boy

What Buttercup calls Westley

As you wish

Motif repeated by Westley throughout the story

Westley

The Dread Pirate Roberts for the majority of the film

“You seem a decent fellow, I’d hate to kill you.”

Line by Inigo Montoya

Rodents of unusual size

Animals that attack Westley and Buttercup in the swamp

Rubbish, filth, and slime

What the old lady calls Buttercup in her dream

William Goldman

Author of "The Princess Bride"

Chocolate

What Miracle Max dips the life-giving pill in

Mostly dead, slightly alive

How Miracle Max classifies Westley

His ears

What Westley specifically tells Humperdinck he may keep during “the Pain” speech

Inigo

Inferred to take over as Dread Pirate Roberts at the end of the story

Battle of wits

Contest between Westley and Vizzini