Chapter+12+Economics+and+Politics

Power – the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others Prince Humperdinck has the most power in this movie. Although Buttercup tries to get out of marrying him, she still goes through with it because he has more power than her and also because Westley never showed up. He gets what he wants; the Thieves’ Forest is cleared because of his command.

Monarchy – a political system in which a single family rules from generation to generation The king and queen of Florin rule the whole country. There are no other government officials to take control. Prince Humperdinck is going to be part of the next generation who is going to rule Florin. Politics and economy all depends on the royal family.

War – organized, armed conflict among the people of two or more nations, directed by their governments Towards the beginning of the movie, Vizzini is hired to kidnap Buttercup. Prince Humperdinck hires Vizzini and his men to do so because he will blame the kidnapping on the country of Guilder, hoping that it will send them into a war. He believes that he will defeat Guilder and take control of the country.

Profession: a prestigious white-collar occupation that requires extensive formal education Prince Humperdinck’s profession is to rule over the kingdom. He was trained from birth to take over ruling the kingdom when his father retires. He does a poor job wanting to start wars with other lands.

Monopoly: the domination of a market by a single producer Prince Humperdinck wants to have a monopoly over the land surrounding his kingdom. He wants to rule over all the land surrounding him. He feels entitled to be the single ruler of the lands.

Terrorism: acts of violence or the threat of violence used as a political strategy by an individual or a group Prince Humperdinck hires Vizzini to participate in terrorism against Florin so Humperdinck has an excuse to start a war with Guilder. He hires Vizzini to kidnap Princess Buttercup and make it look like Guilder was trying to terrorize Florin. The act of kidnapping the prince’s bride would bring great distress to the country of Florin.