During the scenes in which Westley is tortured and then killed by Court Rugen and his Machine does Goldman maintain a consistent tone, or does it shift depending on whether he is describing macabre events?

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The Princess Bride

During the scenes in which Westley is tortured and then killed by Court Rugen and his Machine does Goldman maintain a consistent tone, or does it shift depending on whether he is describing macabre events?

The Princess Bride

Asked by Luis M #859387 on 1/6/2019 2:43 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 1/6/2019 2:50 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 1/6/2019 2:50 AM

I think the tone is fairly consistent. The machine is overr the top in a comical way so the resulting "death" is handled in the same vain. This is above all a fairy tale so death doesn't always mean the end of a character.

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