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The Princess Bride Study QuestionsIntroduction (Before reading anything in the book)SkillsGenresElements of a fairytaleComparison/contrastResearchFrame narrativePrologue (pages 1-36)Skills SkillDefinitionExample Point of viewToneMetaphorFlashbackHyperbolePersuasive writingSummarizationVocabulary PostscriptAmpleDunceRecuperateGraftAbridgeStudy QuestionsWhat are some conflicts Billy reveals?How is the narrator’s future profession ironic?Why was Miss Roginski so important to him?Describe the flashback.What was the father’s motive for reading the book to the son?How did the book impact him?Read the father’s descriptions on pages 8-10. Describe him. How is this retelling of a book the author never read?Why did he write the abridged version?Chapter 1 “The Bride”Skills SkillDefinitionExample HyperboleSatireMetaphorAuthor’s purposeIntrusive NarratorCompare/ContrastNonfictionVocabulary ConfidantSupplicationInfatuationDullardEt ceteraUndauntedStudy QuestionsHow did the point of view change?Explain how this is a frame narrative.Why do you think William Goldman chooses to use the literary device of the fictional “pre-existing text”? Since there isn’t really a S. Morgenstern, and Goldman wrote the whole thing himself, why did he structure his story like this?Why does the author begin with the background about beautiful women?What is Buttercup’s conflict with the other girls her age?What is Buttercup’s conflict with the boys her age?Find an example of hyperbole.What was the real purpose of the count’s visit?Why didn’t he tell the truth?Why did Buttercup treat Westley badly after the visit from the count?What tone does Goldman use to describe her confession of love and Wesley’s response? How does this compare with traditional episodes of Fairy-tale love?The chapter is full of historical inaccuracies. List three.Why would the author include these inaccuracies?How does Buttercup change?What happens to Westley?How is the story like a fairytale? Cite evidence.How is it different than a fairytale? Cite evidence.Chapter 2 “The Groom”“Prince Darling”What is the king’s problem?How is he rewarded for his kindness?What is ironic about the prince’s name?How is the prince punished for his actions?How is this prince different than the typical prince in a fairytale?What do the rings symbolize?Skills SkillDefinitionExample ImagerySimileIronySymbolismMetaphorVocabulary ExcisionOptimistSimianStudy QuestionsFind a simile.Find a metaphor.Describe the prince physically.How is the Zoo of Death ironic?How would you characterize the Prince’s brand of sadism? How are these elements of sadism and evil necessary to the universe of a fairy tale?Chapter 3 “The Courtship”“The Ugly Duckling”What is important to the duckling?What problems does the duckling face?What is the theme of the clip?What is ironic about the clip?How is this version of The Ugly Duckling different than the original?Why do you think the creator changed the story?What does this clip reflect about our society?Skills SkillDefinitionExample IronyThemePoint of viewVocabulary BelovedInsolvencyEtiquetteStudy QuestionsWhat is ironic about the queen being the most beloved in the kingdom?Why did the prince refuse to marry Princess Noreena?What did you learn about the prince in this chapter? Cite textual evidence.How does this resemble a fairytale?How is it different than a fairytale?Chapter 4 “The Preparations”Skills SkillDefinitionExample ForeshadowingToneVocabulary NabobStudy QuestionsFind an example of foreshadowing.What is the tone of the chapter?STUDY FOR TEST!Chapter 5 “The Announcement”Skills SkillDefinitionExample IronyConflictStereotypeCharacterizationSimileVocabulary MessiahMustachioedKibbleJauntInconceivableGargantuanAscensionInsubordinationStudy QuestionsHow does Buttercup defy the prince?Find an example of irony.What is the motive behind Buttercup’s abduction?List an internal and an external conflict from this chapter.“Excuses are the refuge of cowards.” What does this mean?Find a metaphor on page 107.“Inigo”Skills SkillDefinitionExample FlashbackIronySuspenseVocabulary crotchetyimpetuousStudy QuestionsWhat literary device is used at the start of the section? What is its purpose?Why does Montoya decline Yeste’s request?What is ironic about Montoya being poor?Why does the visitor need a special sword?Why does Montoya agree to make it?How does the nobleman act when the sword was finished? Why did he behave this way?What did the nobleman do to Inigo? Why did he do this?Does wealth make Yeste happy? Use textual evidence to support your claim.What has Inigo been doing for 10 years?What was the purpose of this?How does the author create suspense in this passage?What is ironic about Inigo helping the man? What type of irony is this?Why was the man in black following them?What was the man in black’s motive for not killing Inigo?“Fezzik” “Jack and the Beanstalk”Why did the giant resort to crime?How are the giants portrayed in the clip?How is the point of view different in this story than in the original?What is the theme of the clip?What other works contain giants? How are the giants portrayed?Skills SkillDefinitionExample Author’s purposeThemeVocabulary ImpasseChicaneryVulpineProminenceQualmMaraudingValetStudy QuestionsWhat was Fezzik’s weakness as a child?“Life is pain,” his mother said. “Anybody that says different is selling something.” Explain this quote.What does “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” mean?What is ironic about Fizzik’s ability?How does the man in black handle conflict?What is Fezzik’s greatest fear?What do Fezzik and Inigo have in common?Why does the man in black not kill them?How is Vizzini more dangerous than the other two?Explain the quote “Never get involved in a land war in Asia.”What is ironic about the man in black’s test with the iocan powder? What type of irony is this?What was Vizzini’s fatal flaw?In the early part of the story Buttercup’s kidnappers are known only as the Spaniard, the Turk, and the Sicilian. But as each of these men prepares to battle the Man in Black, the reader learns the kidnapper’s name, his history, and how he became part of “the most effective criminal organization in the civilized world.” How does this affect our reading of the subsequent battle scenes?What does Buttercup realize as the man in black falls off the cliff?How does the point-of-view change as Buttercup falls? Why would the author do this?Why would the author choose not to include the reunion scene?Why would Buttercup trust Westley in the fire swamp?What was Westley’s relationship with Dread Pirate Roberts?How have things changed for Westley and Buttercup in the last three years?How does Westley defeat the R.O.U.S.?What does the prince plan for Westley?STUDY FOR TEST!Chapter 6 “Festivities”Skills SkillDefinitionExample ForeshadowingThemeSymbolism AsideHero’s JourneyVocabulary BurgleInfatuatedPrivyUnimpeachableAffirmativeConglomerationPosterityIncarcerationAdroitBeratePyre Study QuestionsWhy was Buttercup called the Queen of garbage?Why is it wrong to let people believe life is fair?What is a theme in this book?Find an example of foreshadowing.What do the children in the dreams symbolize?What bargain do the prince and Buttercup make?What are the prince’s plans concerning Buttercup?What is his motive?Describe the tortures Westley endures.Why doesn’t the prince kill Westley?Aside from Buttercup, what is Westley living for? Explain what this is.What are the names of the ships on which Westley sails? What could they symbolize?Describe the Machine. Why does the author use a capital M.Why does Inigo want to find Westley?How does Buttercup discover that the prince lied to her?The author says his “heart was now a secret garden.” What does this mean?Give an example of foreshadowing at the end of the chapter.Apart from the aside on page 224, find another one. Describe it and explain its purpose.Thus far, Westley has been an almost perfect hero, without any discernible faults. This is especially evident when he is undergoing the torture in this section. It seems like he can do no wrong. Do you think Westley is a more compelling character because he doesn’t have any faults? Or does not having any faults make him more difficult to relate to?Chapter 7 “The Wedding”Skills SkillDefinitionExample MotiveVocabulary Anachronistic Study QuestionsWhat is Inigo’s motive for lying to Fizzik?Describe each level of the zoo.How does Inigo react to Westley’s death?What are the different types of dead?What is Miracle Max’s motive for helping them?What was the prince’s motive for revealing his plans to Yellin?Why is Buttercup so calm?What is the prince’s motive for moving up the attack?Chapter 8 “The Honeymoon”Skills SkillDefinitionExample FlashbackIronyAuthor’s purposeSuspense Allusion Hero’s journeyVocabularyReminiscingCutleryReverberateVomitousImperiouslyStudy QuestionsGive an example of a flashback.Find an example of irony. What type of irony is it?Why does the author keep giving the time?How is live fairer than death?What did Westley mean when he told Buttercup that she was not married?How does the entire book relate the Hero’s Journey that we studied? What are elements in the book that are taken from the Hero’s Journey? How is this book different than a typical Hero’s Journey?How would you define a fairy tale? Do you think this book fits that description? What are elements of fairy tales that are in the book?How does Goldman use the idea of a fake writer writing about a fake country with a fake history as the basis for much of the book’s humor? Would the story be worse or better if he just wrote it in the “normal” way? Why? ................
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