| The Princess Bride is a fairytale about a stunning | | | | The henchmen, lead by the self-proclaimed genius |
| woman named Buttercup and her true love | | | | Vizzini, transport Buttercup to the border with |
| Westley. Unfortunately, the path to true love is | | | | Guilder. While at sea, they find they are being |
| quite rough. In the beginning Buttercup takes | | | | followed by a mysterious ship. Upon reaching the |
| Westley's love and affection for granted, so he | | | | shore, they climbs steep cliffs to escape. A |
| runs away to the high seas and ends up being | | | | passenger from the ship climbs after them, and |
| taken prisoner by the Dread Pirate Roberts. As a | | | | the kidnappers are amazed at the stranger's |
| plea to Roberts for his life Westley tells him of his | | | | strength and persistence. |
| love for Buttercup. After hearing the impassioned | | | | When they reach the top of the cliffs, Vizzini tells |
| story the pirate decides to let Westley live. | | | | the giant Fezzik to crush him with falling rocks. |
| We soon find out that the real Dread Pirate | | | | When that fails, Vizzini assigns swordsman Inigo |
| Roberts hasn't been around for a long time and | | | | Montoya to wait for the stranger and kill him. The |
| he did as each of his successors did and passed | | | | stranger and Inigo duel, each showing amazing skill |
| on the name for the chosen man to carry. As is | | | | in fencing. The stranger and Inigo acknowledge |
| tradition Westley is chosen to take over for the | | | | deep respect for one another, and the stranger |
| current Dread Pirate Roberts. This requires | | | | wins the duel by knocking Inigo unconscious rather |
| Westley to learn all the necessary skills, such as | | | | than kill him. |
| fencing and pillaging that are suitable to carrying | | | | Still pursuing Buttercup and the men who have |
| the name of a famous pirate. | | | | captured her, the unknown man finally overtakes |
| Prince Humperdink, who has become attracted to | | | | Vizzini, who tries to poison him. The intended |
| Buttercup because of her purity of heart, decides | | | | victim, who by now is immune to the effects of |
| to pursue her as a wife. What Buttercup did not | | | | the toxin, lives. Vizzini, however, doesn't and |
| know, though, is that Humperdink intends to | | | | Buttercup finds that she and the unknown man |
| marry her only to murder her in order to instigate | | | | are all by themselves. While they are traveling, |
| a war with their rival country, Guilder. The prince | | | | Buttercup insults him, calling him cowardly and |
| orders his servants to snatch Buttercup before | | | | making unfavorable comparisons of him to |
| the ceremony as she is out riding her horse and | | | | Westley, her only real love - till she recognizes |
| thinking of her one love, Wesley. | | | | that he is indeed her dearest Westley. |