The Albino Character Analysis in The Princess Bride

The man Prince Humperdinck employs to be the caretaker of his Zoo of Death in The Princess Bride. He's a slippery man who's always around, yet seldom seen. Prince Humperdinck tasks him with caring for Westley daily after Count Rugen's daily torture, and though it's unclear if the albino is genuine or not, he encourages Westley to give Rugen and Humperdinck whatever information they want so that the torture can stop. Fezzik and Inigo knock the albino out when they break into the Zoo of Death. The reader later learns that the albino is Yellin's cousin.

The Albino Character Timeline in The Princess Bride

The timeline below shows where the character The Albino appears in The Princess Bride. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...chained in a huge cage. He can hear animal sounds and after a minute, the albino appears. The albino tends to Westley's wounds, feeds him, and refuses to answer questions about... (full context)

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...as he knows how to “take his mind away” and think of Buttercup. As the albino bandages Westley's hands, he encourages Westley to tell the truth, as the Machine is almost... (full context)

...his brain away during their torture sessions. Westley suddenly feels anxious as Rugen leaves. The albino appears and offers to kill Westley, but Westley assures the albino that he'll be fine. (full context)

...Westley dead. Prince Humperdinck leaves. Annoyed that he lost his interesting subject, Rugen tells the albino to deal with the body and then leaves. The albino decides to burn the body... (full context)

...levels, while the real door leads directly to the fifth level. Inigo reasons that the albino would've locked the door when he was done using the wheelbarrow. Fezzik praises Inigo but... (full context)

...on Guilder and Yellin agrees to follow orders. As Yellin leaves, Humperdinck mentions that the albino can stand in the back to watch the wedding. Yellin admits that he can't find... (full context)

...top of the wall to check on what's going on inside. Inigo can see the albino's body, still passed out, and signals for Fezzik to climb up with Westley. They decide... (full context)