Analysis Of Pirates Of The Caribbean

Buried treasure, eye patches, and walking the plank are all words and phrases that often appear in stories involving pirates. Tales about the voyages of pirates are often adventurous and riveting ones. It is very awe-inspiring to think about the daring lives those pirates once led. However, it might not be safe to assume that these stories are close to the truth or even based on genuine facts. In 1881 Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a book entitled Treasure Island, which in return would forever change the way people looked at the term "pirate." Due to this book there are several different movies that have been created to interpret the term pirate in different ways. Black Pirate, The Dancing Pirate, Sea Hawk, and Captain Blood include some

Have you ever watched the movie Pirates of the Caribbean? If you have you may or may not think that’s how the life of a pirate was in the 1700s. This is necessarily true though. I believe that the life of a pirate is not as glamorous as Hollywood portrays it.

Under The Black Flag , a book written by David Cordingly expressed the reality and myths behind piracy. He clearly states in the introduction of the book that his aim “is to examine the popular image of pirates today, to find out where this image came from, and to compare it with the real world of the pirates” (Cordingly xiv). Along with his aim his thesis is also stated in the introduction of his book, which essentially states that the views by everyday people of pirates consists of a mixture of facts, and many other things such as romantic novels and films. He successfully informs readers of the history behind many important misconceptions of common beliefs. Although some of the things every person has learned about a pirate growing up may

The most exciting part of excavating a pirate ship would probably be uncovering the hidden treasure that many people have been looking for hundreds of years. I think the people excavating the site would probably ask “What could be buried here?” and “How were pirate ships equipped differently than regular ships?” The data that could be used to answer the questions is the items they extract from the site. It is clear that not all the questions would not be fully answered because there are items in the wreck that most

As shown by the findings of the sunken Whydah, the crew of a ship could be very diverse. They considered their nationality and social structure as ‘pirate’ and no matter the race of man, they were as free as men could be. On Samuel Bellamy’s ship, 30-50 men were former slaves, taken form slave ships. “They were truly a deviant subculture held together by a common spirit of revolt” (Webster) The average [orate crew was made of average men of average height of all

2Lewis, J. Patrick, and John McDonough. 2008. Blackbeard the pirate king several yarns detailing the legends, myths, and real-life adventures of history's most notorious seaman. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books.

Also, pirates were motivated to become more prominent due to little to no government control in the cities they were targeting to pillage. The golden age of piracy is connected to the novel Treasure Island because

Violence was and is still very common amongst pirates. No one knows for sure show many people were murdered by Golden Age Pirates but, its number was staggering. Modern day pirates have left a dent themselves. During a five year period the UN High Commissioner said that an estimated 2,283 women

Though many of the stories told of pirates, by hollywood and authors alike, are full of electrifying adventures and enthralling characters, they are also filled with historical fallacy. From treasure to talking birds, media has been skewing the historical accuracy of pirates since Stevensons Treasure Isalnd. By doing this the media forever changed how adults and children alike view pirates. This of course, agravates historian to no end, as the struggle to elaborate fact from fiction continues still. Stevensons novel started many trends of no histortical merit still seen in todays movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean.

The most notable flag signifying piracy is the skull with the two crossed swords that is seen today in Hollywood movies. This flag was flown under the control of Calico Jack, who terrorized the beautiful water of the Caribbean. Pirates took advantage of the geographic structure just as modern-day pirates do today. Shipping routes are very predictable and narrow channels help to funnel vessels into an ambush style attack limiting mobility for the fleeing ships. In history pirate sailed, waters included greater parts of the Atlantic, Straits of Malacca and Gibraltar, Gulf of Aden, Caribbean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Somalian coast just to name a few. The penalty for piracy was death normally by hanging. That could give a reason why they fought so hard because at any moment, it could be their last not to mention that a single ship could be carrying riches beyond the imagination. As Navies around the world realized the problems of piracy, they started to build ships that were faster and equipped with a variety of heavy weapons to hunt them down. They were considered hostiles, and action could be taken on site without any governing order. They were hanged, shot

Despite the work of piracy being an exercise of serving self- interest, a single pirate alone could not become successful in creating a force strong enough to make any sort of living. Pirates depended on the ability of their crewmates to get done what had to be done. The crew of a pirate ship live in close quarters with each other when ever they were at sea and because of this, “ ships formed ‘floating societies’ that, like all societies required social rules and governance institutions to function” (Leeson 203). These rules and governances were instituted through the pirate code. The concept of a pirate code has become popular through its appearances in films like Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cures of the Black Pearl. However, unlike

On September 27th “Captain Phillip” premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival. The movie is based on the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama container ship in 2009 where Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates for five days before being rescued. “This film will keep you on the edge of your seat, but is also Hollywood propaganda at its finest”

When most people think of pirates, a vision of a pirate movie with walking the plank or going on adventures comes to mind. While many pirate movies and novels like Treasure Island use this method, the real age of piracy was much different. Novels just tweak the setting and actions that take place to make the story seem better than it would be in real life, which is a tactic called romanticizing. Novels romanticize the idea of pirates in many ways, including being quick, smart, and able to escape easily, burying treasure and walking the plank.

When the word pirate is mentioned, many people think of ship carrying men across the seas as they pillage other ships. While this is true to some extent there was much more to the lives of the men that were known as pirates. Pirates were mostly men from French, English or Dutch heritage, and were privateers or merchants. Many of these men were sanctioned by their government. By the Spanish they were call piratas or unsanctioned sea-raiders, and would have a heavy influence of trade in the Caribbean and on the Spanish Empire.

Captain Jack Sparrow is last one of Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court who is needed to come together to fight for the freedom of the pirates way of life. The opening scene is the most important and most powerful because it sets a foundation for the rest of the film. In Fort Charles Port Royal, Lord Cutler Beckett is doing a mass execution of pirates and pirates sympathizers. This is the beginning of the war he started against piracy as he tired to gain control of the Dead Mans Chest. As people are lined up at the gallows there is a young boy who starts to sing a pirate song, Hoist the