The hold where one squeezes the opponent's torso between one's thighs (first letter - b, last - s)

It should be body scissors

i don't know sorry i cannot read a novel in 30 min.

explanation:

but just in case i think the answer is b.

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.