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Power In The Princess Bride

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Can love overcome power? Because of power can the plot change suddenly in either a good or bad way? Thomas Moore stated, “Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.” This quote can help interpret the book The Princess Bride. Because of the villain, Prince Humperdinck, the different people in “The Princess Bride” get intertwined in various ways. These characters are Westley and Buttercup.
In the story, Prince Humperdinck needed a bride so he took Buttercup, not knowing that her heart was for someone else. The plot starts by Humperdinck forcing her to marry on page 72 saying “I am your Prince and you cannot refuse… Refusal means death.” (Goldman, 72) With this, it can be proven that he has forced her with his power. Westley on the other hand sacrifices his life to save the one he loves, Buttercup. It says in the story that he only saved her by going against the power of the Prince and going into disguise as a pirate. Buttercup eventually finds out it is him by him saying on page 146 “As...you....wish…” (Goldman, 146) The reason is because this is what he said when he would do as she asks and it was a way of telling her he cared for her.
Prince Humperdinck throughout the whole story wanted to tear them apart through the whole story, but in the end …show more content…

This is known because on the website npr.org it says “Even the smallest dose of power can change a person.” (When, 16) Prince Humperdinck throughout the whole story was consumed with power, but when he found that power wasn’t an option against love he didn’t know what to do. This is also known because it also says on that website that “When people felt power, they really did have more trouble getting inside another person's head.” (When, 16) When Humperdinck felt the power, he couldn’t even stop a simple person from falling in

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