| Buttercup grew up on a farm. All her life she has enjoyed nothing more than riding her horse, and ordering the farm boy, Wesley around. One day she realizes she is beautiful. And soon after that she falls in love with Wesley. Wesley has loved Buttercup all along.
Wesley leaves for the Americas where he plans to take several jobs to make money so that he can marry Buttercup one day. In the mean time, Prince Humperdink needs a bride, and there are no worthy princesses that he likes. So his parents decide to make a princess out of a commoner, and Buttercup becomes princess, and fiancee to Humperdink. Meanwhile, Wesley has been gone for years on adventures with pirates and storing up money for the day when he and Buttercup will wed. Humperdink doesn't really want to get married. He loves war, and so he plans to kill Buttercup on their wedding night to start a war between the countries. To make matters worse, a Sicilian, a giant, and a drunken Spanish swordsman decide to kidnap Buttercup and hold her for ransom. After swordfights, narrow escapes, torture, capture, and all manner of wild adventures, the two lovers are at last united again in the end. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Romance Yes Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission War or Invasion Yes Major kinds of combat: - sword fights Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Human/magical couple? Yes Type of couple: - Both human, he has mental powers Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Terrain Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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