Princess Bride (conclusion); Archetype; Blog Responses

We will complete the viewing of The Princess Bride. 

Again, as you watch, please identify one of the plots we discussed (and you read about on your handout):

• The Quest
• The Adventure
• The Romance
• The Chase & the Rescue
• Transformation/Coming of Age

Be prepared to write about how the archetype you chose is presented in the film. You should refer to specific characters, themes, settings, actions, and scenes in the film and explain how the film fulfills the archetype you chose. 

Ex. The Hobbit (chase/rescue): While other archetypes are found throughout the book, when Bilbo and the dwarfs enter Mirkwood, the dwarfs are hunted and captured first by the spiders who pursue them in the dark. Bilbo has to find the spiders and fight the giant arachnids. Eventually, with the help of his magical ring and his sword Sting, Bilbo defeats the spiders heroically. After rescuing the dwarfs from the web cocoons, the dwarfs, hungry and exhausted, are captured a second time by the wood elves. Bilbo, again, has to come to their rescue. He slips into the elfin fortress and concocts a cunning plan to save the dwarves by hiding them in empty wine barrels and floats them down to Lake Town where they are finally safe.

In the lab:

1. On YOUR blog, please write your explanation of the archetype you chose to examine in The Princess Bride.

Then:

2. The Hobbit is one of the most famous fantasy stories ever written. It has influenced many fantasy writers and popularized the fantasy genre. On YOUR blog, write a review of The Hobbit. What did you learn about writing fantasy from reading (or hearing about) this book? Consider what we've learned about tropes, how to write fantasy settings, how to write fantasy action sequences, the quest archetype, and the hero's journey--or other things you found valuable. 

Blog post rubric: 

• For full credit, your post should be well written, thoughtful, specific (with examples drawn from the text [film or book] to support your opinions or observations).
• Try to write at least 300 words or more for each post.
• Add a picture, video clip, or graphic to your blog posts. You can easily find this information online (Google search: images, or youtube.com). Information about The Princess Bride can be found at IMDB.com at the link.

HOMEWORK: None. If you did not complete your blog posts today, please do so as homework.