![]() ![]() She does not love him, but she is seduced by despair and yields to his worldly authority. Rather than trusting her love, Buttercup is drawn into the world, into an engagement to Prince Humperdinck, the personification of worldly pride and vanity. This is the dark night of the soul - the desolation of feeling abandoned by our divine L over, the desolation of his tomb. In our own lives, we feel this gift during times of spiritual consolation and fervor.īut when Buttercup hears that Wesley has been killed by pirates, she despairs. During his life on earth, he washed the disciples’ feet and demonstrated the love of God through his miracles. ![]() Christ similarly woos the soul by becoming a servant. N o matter what task Buttercup sets him, “‘As you wish’ was all he ever said to her. ![]() To begin with, Wesley woos Buttercup with love and service. Th is parallel between the love of Christ and the soul and the love of Wesley and Buttercup is so strong as to be nearly allegorical. Yes, he does, b ut his love makes her worthy, a nd as my sister pointed out, w hose love does that sound like w hose love give s us our worth? I once complained about this to my sister: Wesley is amazing - doesn’t he deserve better than Buttercup? She is so much a damsel in distress that it’s frustrating to watch. So many fantastic characters and then … Buttercup. I recently encountered a rare joy: showing a friend “The Princess Bride” for her first time and experiencing her first reactions, mostly “What?!” *laughter* “Is EVERY quote from this movie?” “Buttercup is stupid.” ![]()
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