From Page To Screen (35) The Princess Bride
For this weeks From Page To Screen, I have decided to cover The Princess Bride by William Goldman. First let's discuss the book. Below is the cover. Now for a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the Novel. The Princess Bride is written by the Author William Goldman. The book was released originally in 1973 by Harcourt Brace (Bloomsbury in the UK). The Princess Bride is presented as an abridgment of a book by S. Morgenstern called The Princess Bride. The book, in fact, is entirely made up by William Goldman and does not actually exist. Instead it is cleverly used as a literary device throughout the actual book. Let's take a look at some of the characters now, shall we. Buttercup- Hailed as the most beautiful woman in the world and destined to become Queen,Buttercup is the feisty and passionate heroine of the story. Buttercup has only two loves in the world her horse and Westley. When she believes Westley has died, Buttercup marries Hum...