He can only come up with plans and hope that his friends Inigo and Fezzik are able to carry them out. But for the rest of the book, Westley doesn't really have the strength to do any fighting. Luckily, a wizard named Miracle Max is able to bring him back to life. It's pretty rough to see our hero in this kind of position, and things don't get much better when he actually dies at the hands of Humperdinck… As the author notes, "In humiliation, and suffering, and frustration, and anger, and anguish so great it was dizzying, Westley cried like a baby" (6.284). So much so, that the next time we see Westley, he's a totally broken man. Oh yeah, and there's one little problem: Moments after Westley reveals his true identity, he gets captured by Prince Humperdinck and tortured by Count Rugen. Okay, yes, this is a pretty lame metaphor and Buttercup doesn't really understand it, but Westley's trying his best here and he's really tired, so cut the guy some slack. "Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches." (1.184) And as a hero, the first thing he tells Buttercup is how much he loves her: Once Westley has returned to the story as his handsome, unmasked self, he's ready to take on the role of hero. But the fight scenes leading up to this revelation are still cool. Okay, okay-some of you might have seen that coming. It's not until the man in black has safely captured Buttercup that he pulls off his mask and reveals himself to be Westley. For starters, he wins a swordfight with Inigo Montoya, the dude who's supposed to be the greatest swordfighter in the entire world. The more we learn about the man in black, though, the more impressed we're likely to be with all his skills and smarts. He's rocking the outfit, that's for sure. (5.22)įor all we know at this point, the man in black is going to be the villain of the story. But blackest of all were his flashing eyes. Goldman also makes the guy super intriguing by saying: All we really hear at first is that the man in black likes to hang out in high places and stare down at Buttercup as she walks through the town square of Florin. We don't know it's Westley yet because he's wearing a mask-and because William Goldman loves to throw surprises at us. The next time we see Westley, he has returned as the man in black. It's just such a shame that the guy dies at sea before they can actually be together… The Man in Black Because he is awesome in addition to easy on the eyes-he sets off to seek his fortune before marrying Buttercup in order to provide better for her. So at the end of the day, she has no choice but to accept how handsome and awesome Westley is. You know who likes that sort of thing? Buttercup, that's who. And he was broad enough in the shoulders, but not all that much broader than the Count.
The farm boy had eyes like the sea before a storm, but who cared about eyes? And he had pale blond hair, if you liked that sort of thing. She tries to convince herself that he's not all that hot, but doesn't succeed after all: Lying in bed, Buttercup can only fantasize about Westley and mourn the fact that she might lose him to another woman. It's not until another woman (the Countess) starts hitting on him that Buttercup realizes Westley is a beautiful young man with a mind of his own. Little does she know that the reason he gives this response is because he's absolutely devoted to her-like, dude really means what he's saying. Buttercup totally takes him for granted and assumes that he's stupid because the only response he ever gives to anything she says is, "'As you wish'" (1.121). When we first meet Westley, he's nothing more than a handsome young farmhand who works for Buttercup and her parents.
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