Inigo's Epiphanies In The Princess Bride

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In The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Inigo and Fezzik both experience epiphanies. Inigo is a Spaniard that dedicates his life to avenging his father by killing his murderer, the Count. Fezzik is an extremely large Turk who is terrified of being alone. After their epiphanies, Inigo becomes a more confident character and Fezzik becomes a helpful character that doesn’t just get in the way all the time. The first character to experience an epiphany is Inigo. Inigo’s realization was he must continue and avenge his father because he had come too far to give up. Inigo traveled through the Zoo, brought a man back to life, and got past one hundred guards; he would not let a wound from the Count stop him now. The event that triggered Inigo’s epiphany

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