Princess Bride

[Minde]

Anybody seen this movie? What quadra might it be? Are the characters typeable?



It's among my favorites.

[niveK]

Watched it literally a couple of days ago. Good movie. Very quotable.

[Beautiful sky]

The princess bride is INFj, in real life and in the character.
He is ISTp.

[Kristiina]

lol, I love that movie.
I suspect that the bad guy with the lisp is ESTj. He reminds me of one real-life ESTj.

Most characters are not seriously typable. If I forced a type on them, I would have to start with saying that the main charactrers are clearly duals. Very cute together. The guy could spend so long saying so little (beginning of the story), so he'd be the introvert, and she would be the extrovert. I don't think they have any quadra vibe together. Even the talk about true love doesn't make them Fi because it's also a Fe thing to have the most romantic life. How about if she is ESTj and he is INFj? That could work on many different aspects.

I do think that the riming bad guys are activity partners. How about INFp to Enego Montoya (mistyped ) and ISTj to the giant.? Just guessing here.

[Elro]

Inigo Montoya was the coolest, regardless of type. Also, I think the movie was overall pretty Delta.

[Gilly]

Some Gamma, some Delta, some Alpha... Wesley seems ESE to me, but I think Buttercup is probably EII. Inigo Montoya is IEE, I think: he definitely seems EP, and I can't see him as Se or Ti. The giant could be LSE; a little too candid for LSI. The Sicilian guy is obviously LIE

[pianosinger]

Resurrecting! Thought I'd do that instead of starting a whole new thread...

Yeah, it's clear that Wesley and Buttercup are supposed to be Duals, but I don't think that they really are.

Inigo...I'm thinking Ni-PoLR, as he is so bent on his revenge that he has absolutely no plans for his future beyond that. So either ESE or LSE based on that. Though perhaps Ni Role could be a possibility, too: SEI or SLI.

Wesley...I actually think he's more likely the Extravert than Buttercup. But I could be wrong. Probably not Se-Base, though. Maybe Te-Base? If Introverted, maybe Si-Base with Te-Creative. I actually think he and Inigo could be Identicals. At the very least, Mirrors.

Buttercup is hard to type, as I don't think she is a very well-developed character compared to the others. She is rather dull, IMO. I do get an Fe-vibe from her, though. Maybe SEI. idk.

[Creepy-male]

I would think ESI for Iñigo. Isn't he mostly built around his personal quest for revenge?

[pianosinger]

I would think ESI for Iñigo. Isn't he mostly built around his personal quest for revenge?

Actually, you may be right. Gamma, at least.

Here's an ugly possibility for Wesley and Buttercup: what if Wesley is actually Buttercup's Supervisor? No really. Think about it.

[krieger]

Inigo Montoya: ISTp
Vizzini: ENTp
Masked Dude: ESTj

still need to see the whole thing.

[pianosinger]

Dumbass sensor alert. You'll have to spell it out for me.

Sure.

Supervision is an asymmetric relation (like relations of benefit) in which one partner, the supervisor, is in a more powerful position psychologically than the other, the supervisee.

It is clear to me that Wesley is the leader in the relationship. Buttercup's just along for the ride, always following his lead. I can't remember one instance in the entire movie when Wesley turned to Buttercup and said anything along the lines of, "you're right." He was always the one reassuring her, instructing her. She did stand up for herself once, right before she pushed Wesley down the hill.

This is due to the correlation of partners' functions, which allows the supervisor to put more psychological pressure on the supervisee through his leading function than vice versa.

Assuming Wesley is ESTj and Buttercup is ISFp, his leading function (Te) would be exerting pressure on her Vulnerable Te.

Typically, the supervisee feels somewhat wary or careful about his words when approaching a supervisor. This innate wariness can develop into a full-fledged supervision "syndrome" if given the right conditions, or it can remain at a manageable level if neither person is in a position of power over the other, and partners do not overstep the natural bounds of the relationship.

I can't say that I recall any of this^ happening.

Common ground between supervision partners is usually attained by the supervisor resonating with the leading function of the supervisee (which is his creative function).

Si.

Common ground can also be reached through the suggestive function of the supervisee, which is the valued mobilizing function of the supervisor. However, both are weak in this area and tend to only discuss their pursuits rather than actually doing them together.

Ne.

The supervisor is usually interested in what the supervisee does and says, but at the same time feels like it is often in need of modification or reformulation from the point of view of his leading function.

Again, leading Te vs. Vulnerable Te. Wesley must always be correcting Buttercup's faulty reasoning, and educating her about the world (this aspect of the relationship is even more noticeable in the book).

For a working relationship or friendship to work, the supervisor must exercise discipline and avoid commenting on the supervisee's weak points as he sees them.

And this, Wesley does.

In the romantic sphere, the supervisor often finds the supervisee's use of his demonstrative function alluring, but will ultimately be unsatisfied with its sporadic nature.

Fi. Note how Wesley questions Buttercup's faithfulness before revealing his identity.

The supervisee in turn sees the supervisor as an admirable but somewhat bewildering persona.

Buttercup expresses bewilderment with Wesley several times throughout the movie. Wesley amazes her, but she hardly seems to understand him.