Elaine
Lu
Mrs.
V
March
25, 2015
Sanctions
of Stupidity
Just like the Pandora’s Box, something
was not meant to be unlocked. And to
disobey the rituals, the consequence would be an inferno of chaos and tragedy.
“Understand know, she was barely
rated in the top twenty; her hair was uncombed, unclean; her age was just
seventeen, so there was still, in occasional places, the remains of baby fat. Nothing had been done to the child. Nothing
was really there but potential” (Goldman 46).
Yes, Buttercup has the potential to be beautiful, to be more
beautiful. Like a
single pure, white rose in the bushes; the pedals unravel day and night, until
they reach the perfect angle. Every
curve of the pedals reflects the sense of articulated work of virtuoso;
however, even the most stunning flower will wilt, when it reaches the highest superiority. As for poor Buttercup, her potential of
beauty may have enhanced the most unfortunate sorrows of her fateful life, and,
of the life of her dearly beloved Westley.
Buttercup spends many hours of what
used to be horse-riding-time for grooming herself. Now all of these potentials finally matters,
because she cannot afford to lose Westley to some other maidens. In her opinion, being more glorious would win
her the heart of Westley. Which, she
begins to refine her appearance shortly after the departure of Westley to
America (or to doom). But Buttercup did
not know Westley loves her the way she is, and the divergence of appearance
will not shift his heart an inch. Ironically,
as a fact, Buttercup’s new appearance is what brought her a trouble called “Humperdinck”. Humperdinck is a prince, also a murderous
brat; he will pay any price, to see how blood splat. And when he saw Buttercup, she was forced
into marriage (there is another choice, which is to be tortured and killed, and
Buttercup refused considerably). Even
though she has avoided the bad, but the worst has not yet come.
Although from this point, Buttercup
may seem like the major contributor to her misfortune and of those around her,
but consider Westley as a possibility as well.
After all, he was the one who’ve provoked the Prince.
“I accept your surrender,” the
Prince said.
Westley held Buttercup’s hand. “No one is surrendering,” he said.
“You
are acting silly now,” the Prince relied.
“I credit you with your bravery.
Don’t make yourself a fool.”
“What
is so foolish about winning?” (Goldman
190)
Westley
could have pretended to be the hero who’ve saved Buttercup from the kidnappers,
and return later for the release Buttercup on the camouflage made by the
shadows of the high walls. And this mission
will be kept secret by his shipmates, and the isolation of the seven seas. And he did this regretful deed. Refused to admire the Prince’s power; made
the relationship sour. Putting the
Prince’s temper to rest; ended up in the Zoo of Death. This is not bravery, this is not courage:
this is bravado.
Butterfly effect, a single occurrence,
no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever…although
Buttercup’s actions would unlikely to change the course of the universe; even
so, the naïve behavior upon the subject of love (with Westley) from the
previous chapters have already awaken something terrible. Perhaps three outlaws who want her life;
perhaps king bats; perhaps spitting cobras… or perhaps the unfortunate fate for
both of them, Buttercup and Westley. If
she has not admitted love for Westley in the coaxing of jealousy, there could
be a number of possible outcomes that is anything but a catastrophe. “Ingo’s wound” wouldn’t reopen, “and Westly”
wouldn’t relapse, “and Fizzik wouldn’t take “the wrong turn”, “and Buttercup’s
horse” wouldn’t “threw a shoe” (Goldman 317).
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