Analysis Novel

The Princess
Bride

Created by :
DESTI LESTARI
372014031

Faculty Teacher Training and

Education
Universitas Muhammdiyah
Palembang
 INTRODUCTION
Title The Princess Bride
Author William Goldman
Pulished 1973
Language English
Genre Fantasy Romance
Country United States
 SUMMARY
This novel tells of a novelist who told his story to his grandson.
The story is about a most beautiful woman in florin named Buttercup.
And a farm boy working with a Buttercup family Westley. When the
Buttercup asks for help to Westley, he always answers AS YOU WISH.
Over time Buttercup realize the word AS YOU WISH is I LOVE YOU.
Then both loved each other, but then Westley decided to sail to america
and leave the Buttercup in florin for a while. But Westley did not return
until the Buttercup finally got the news that the Westley ship was
hijacked and he died. Buttercup is very disappointed and sad. Until then
She was proposed by the prince of florin. Buttercup is still waiting for
Westley but he never returns and finally She accept a prince proposal
even though Buttercup does not love the prince. At the time of his
Buttercup marriage was kidnapped by inigo, vizzine, fezzik. They kidnap
the Buttercup because they want to rebel against the arrogant prince.
When the Buttercup was kidnapped and taken away came a mysterious
man who used a black mask to help Buttercup and the man was Westley
 Literary Device

THEME : STYLE SETTING

1. Place : Contemporary
America, Country of
TRUE LOVE Classic fairy tale Florin and Guilder.
style 2. Time : An undefined
time.
 CHARACTER
1) Buttercup (first characters)
2) Westley (First characters)
3) Inigo Montoya
4) Fezzik
5) Vizzine
6) Price Humperdinck (King of Florin)
7) Count Rugen (Humperdincks right-hand man)
8) Miracle Max
9) William Goldman (Narrator 1)
 1. Buttercup
Beautiful : As the narrator asks, How could someone care if she
were the most beautiful women in the world or not. What difference
could it have made if you were only the third most beautiful. Or the
sixth? (P. 22)
Tomboy : She hated to wash her face, she loathed the area behind
her ears, she was sick of combining her hair and did so as little as
possible. (P. 22)
2. Westley
Hero : Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand,
mine would be a universe of beaches. (P. 33)
Brave and Smart : ....he was blocked. By the man in black. He was
shackled. By the man in black. He was baffled, thwarted, muzzled.
(P. 76)
3. Fezzik
Strong : People are always thinking I am stupid because I am big and
strong and sometimes dool a littlewhen I get excited. (P. 48)
Loyal : when they come a good friend to men like Westley and Inigo.
He always help his friend.
4. Vizzine
Foolish : Thats whats so funny. I switched glasses when your back
was turned. (P. 92)
5. Inigo Mantoya : He is kind and loyal man
6. Prince Hamperdinck : Liar and arrogant
7. Count Rugen : He has Six-fingered
8. Miracle max : full of magic and doesnt like
Prince
 BEST PART OF STORY
When Westley try to safe Buttercup in Buttercup and
Humperdincks wedding. Inigo Montoya and Fezzik help Westley
to come into Humperdincks kingdom to kill Count Rugen who
people kill Inigo Montoyas father. That moment is very funny.
After Inigo Montoya met Count Rugen and try to kill Count
Rugen. He always introduce himself before kill Count Rugen. He
said, Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father,
prepare to die. and he trow knife to count Rugen but cant touch
Count Rugen. He always says that many times. Just because
youre a killer doesnt mean you cant be polite!
 MORAL MASSAGE
1) No matter how insane a
problem may seem there is a
way to handle it.
2) Be honest about your feelings.
3) Death cant stop true love. It
only delay it for a while.
 SENTENCES STRUCTURE
TENSE

Simple Past Tense

(S + V2 + O/C)
e.g :
1. I did not hear you.
2. It was my wife.
POINT OF VIEW

This novel use first and third person. Because the

narrator use first person I and when narrator retail
the story he use third person She or He.
 METAPHOR AND HYPERBOLE

Metaphor :
Prince Humperdinck is shaped like a barrel.
(p. 37)
Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very
high. (p.96)
Hair the color of autumn and skin like wintry cream.
(p.107)
life isnt fair, its just fairer than death, thats all. (p. 182)
Hyperbole :
Do not mock my grief I died that day. (p. 96)
 TYPES OF WORDS
Noun My, Prince

Verb Took, waited, told, wrapped, eaten

Adverb Lovely, shortly, slowly, clearly, badly

Adjective Beautiful, handsome, clever, angry, lazy

Conjunction And, between, because, for, but, or, yet

Determiner A, an, the, this, that

On, at, about, with, in, around, under,
Preposition
above, behind