The Princess Bride By William Goldman by https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd Claudia Gonzalez en-us 2017-10-16 19:35:35 UTC 2026-01-12 08:49:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197555672 A kindly grandfather sits down with his ill grandson and reads him a story. The story is one that has been passed down from father to son for generations. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup, engaged to the odious Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped and held against her will in order to start a war, It is up to Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) to save her. On the way he meets a thief and his hired helpers, an accomplished swordsman and a huge, super strong giant, both of whom become Westley's companions in his quest]]> 2017-10-16 19:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197555672 Characters 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197561307 Buttercup -  The most beautiful woman in the world and the heroine of this story. Buttercup loves Westley and her horse.
William Goldman -  The actual author of The Princess Bride, as well as many other well- reputed books and screenplays. Goldman explains that this is his favorite book, the book his father used to read to him when he was sick.
S. Morgenstern  -  The fictional Florinese author of The Princess Bride. We know nothing about him other than what William Goldman extracts from the original version.
Westley -  Buttercup's beloved Farm Boy. Westley is a brave, multi-talented man who leaves to seek his fortune, is reportedly murdered by the Dread Pirate Roberts, and returns, costumed as the Man in Black, to rescue Buttercup from everything that threatens her ]]> 2017-10-16 20:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197561307 Conflict 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197565394 The major conflict is the process by which Buttercup and Westley reunite in the necessarily completion of the world's greatest story of true love.]]> 2017-10-16 20:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197565394 Theme 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197565612 The pretension of the literary world versus the hedonism of pleasure reading; the arbitrariness of time, history, and love; the ridiculousness of fairy tales]]> 2017-10-16 20:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197565612 Book Trailer 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197569824 2017-10-16 20:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197569824 Book Cover 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197570277 2017-10-16 20:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197570277 Things I like about the book 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197574872 I liked best the parts that tell of Fezzik’s life before he met Vizzini.]]> 2017-10-16 21:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197574872 Biography 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197578894 William Goldman, (born August 12, 1931, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright noted for his versatility, his works ranging from witty comedies to dramas, as well as for his talent for writing dialogue. Goldman grew up in a suburb of Chicago, the son of a businessman and his wife. He attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where he was an editor for the school’s literary magazine and graduated in 1952. He went on to earn a master’s degree in English from Columbia University in New York in 1956.]]> 2017-10-16 21:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197578894 Awards Won 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197581816
  • Young Artist Award
  • People's Choice Award 
  • Hugo
  • National Film Registry 
  • Truly Moving Picture Award 
  • Saturn Award

    • ]]>     2017-10-16 21:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197581816     Who should read this book? 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197587016 I would recommend this book to anyone over thirteen or fourteen years old because the pages simply have more depth, and more darkness to them. It  is rightly beloved because it’s effervescent and romantic and funny. ]]> 2017-10-16 22:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197587016 Favorite 211640 https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197589151 This is an extremely difficult question for I have many beloved scenes. The first one that I envisioned, however, was the Miracle Max visit.]]> 2017-10-16 22:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/211640/p8t16x0bgizd/wish/197589151