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As
a reader, my self was speechless at how Goodman could create contemptible characters
such as Count Rugen and Prince Humperdinck.
Not to address the Prince who’ve showed obvious clues to his odious
work, just as a small child leaving a trail from dropping his/her doodads from
their stuffed pockets. And Count Rugen
is depicted as a somewhat cruel noble, yet a man of honor and respect (at least
that was my conjuncture based on several clues).
Little
by little, Count Rugen’s lies began to deteriorate; the truth penetrates armor
of lies like a sword slicing hot butter.
In a flashback of Ingo’s childhood events, Count Rugen killed Ingo’s
father, because Domingo would not allow his art work to be insulted. That is merely a reason for murder. In this case, the Count is fully proven to be
full of sins, including humiliation of Westley, with his gizmo of death. The ‘dark magic’ used to control the
life-sucking device is darker than the abyss: it is the hellish depth of foul
hearts.
Even
if Count Rugen did not cause the direct murder of Westley, he is still
responsible for directing this experiment of torturing devices. The Count is one of the most authorized
personnel in the kingdom of Florin, he have everything. What could be more amusing than observing the
creation and the origin of pain? Everything else.
It is truly unfortunate for Prince
Humperdinck, or almost-king Humperdinck to be viewed as a villain in the first
few chapters; however, that is the truth.
It took me twice of reading on page 215 to come to a realization of the
Princes’ murderous plot to murder Buttercup on the wedding night. It was in his planner all along. Now, who would have thought of that? The Prince almost seemed friendly and
misunderstood at some point of the novel (for example, when Buttercup had
nightmares, the Prince showed sympathy to her).
Why Humperdinck, why?
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