What happened to Vizzini in The Princess Bride?

Vizzini braggs of his superintelligence and switching goblets when Westley’s back is turned, finally takes a drink, to which Westley replies ‘I’m dead inside. ‘. Then after bragging about falling for ‘one of the classic blunders’, Vizzini topples over dead in mid-laugh.

Is Vizzini an antagonist?

Vizzini is the tertiary antagonist of The Princess Bride. He was hired by Prince Humperdinck to kidnap Buttercup and kill her in order to start a war.

What does Vizzini hope to accomplish?

Why do Vizzini (the Sicilian), Inigo (the Spaniard), and Fezzik (the Turk) kidnap Buttercup? Humperdinck paid Vizzini to kidnap and kill Buttercup and frame the country of Guilder so that Humperdinck’s country Florin can go to war with Guilder.

What archetype is Vizzini?

Character Archetypes: The Trickster Vizzini, being the leader of the kidnapping trio prides himself on his wit. He spends his time in the movie trying to slow down, trick, and kill Westley.

Why will Vizzini not choose the wine in his goblet?

Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

Where did Vizzini find Fezzik?

After Fezzik’s parents died, he was left alone and lonely in Greenland where he comforted himself with rhymes until Vizzini found him. As unpleasant as he is, Vizzini did serve as the ministering angel for both Fezzik and Inigo.

What does Vizzini say is in the water that Buttercup jumps into?

There were no “shrieking eels” in the original novel. Instead, once Buttercup jumps overboard to escape her captors, Vizzini warns her of sharks in the water, and fills a cup with his own blood and throws it in the water to attract them.