Heroic Bastard: Rudolf, the hero, is illegitimately related to the royal family of Ruritania.Heroes Want Redheads: Princess Flavia, in this case.Gentleman Adventurer: Rudolf is an example of the good version, and the book also has an Evil Counterpart on Michael's side, Detchard, who is a mercenary but just as loyal to Michael as Rudolf is to the King.While the original has a few moments, the sheer mass of them in the sequel may be a signal that Hope is trolling us rather than Have a Gay Old Time.Neither man spoke their eyes met each heard the other's breathing and felt the vapor of it on his face." The sequel features a scene where our hero " gripped Rupert's wrists, and with his greater strength he bent back the count's pliant body till trunk and head lay flat on the table. The Downer Ending in which both Rudolfs die may have much to do with its fall into oblivion. Nobody seems to remember there is a second part for Rudolf's adventures, called as his enemy, Rupert of Hentzau. This angers Rupert and causes him to momentarily lose his affable mask. Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: During one of their bantering conversations, Rudolf, who like others knows about Rupert's womanizing and immoral behavior causing his mother grief, comments "Thank God" when Rupert replies in the affirmative that his mother is dead.Later becomes more serious once the King's abduction is discovered. Emergency Impersonation: Rudolf first impersonates the King at the coronation when Prince Michael drugs the king (hoping to discredit the King by making it look like he missed his coronation due to a horrendous hangover).Rudolf doesn't wait for her to aim properly. Somewhat subverted in that after she misses the first shot, she pauses and visibly forces herself to calm down. Both the king and Rudolf are bearded to begin with, but the beard removal is a convenient justification for why something about the king seems off. Rudolf shaves his beard when he begins to impersonate the king. Beardness Protection Program: Double subverted.Affably Evil, Enigmatic Minion, Reliable Traitor, Magnificent Bastard and The Starscream: All good descriptors of Rupert of Hentzau.Not to be confused with The Legend of Zelda.
#THE PRISONER OF ZENDA 1894 SERIES#
Likewise, it has been remade into several films, books and episodes of series since. The book is responsible for many tropes on this site that are listed below. In the book itself, however, Michael is portrayed as cowardly and treacharous, while his supporters among the people are mostly dismissed as being of a "largely criminal" class and King Rudolf is stated to be preferred by other parts of the populace. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is abducted on the eve of his coronation, and the hero, an English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation.Ī modern reader might sympathize with Black Michael (the King's brother, kidnapper, and attempted usurper of the throne) because the King is introduced as a somewhat irresponsible and flippant individual, and because some quarters of the population prefer Michael to Rudolf. The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894.
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#THE PRISONER OF ZENDA 1894 MANUAL#
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