Perversion Of Piracy

The movie series, “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” was very good for many reasons. Not only was it entertaining, it was also historically accurate. Many different factors helped the film achieve a high level of realism portraying pirate life in the 16th – 17th centuries. For example, in the movie, the character Jack Sparrow was both similar and different to the pirates that lived in real life historical times. In addition to that, the weaponry used in real pirate life was almost exactly the same to the weaponry used in the movie. Another example is that the pirate code in the movie is very similar to the real pirate codes. There were many of the same rules in the codes. Mostly the sea myths in the movie have many differences

The brand of justice pirates toward vessels they captured was something I found fascinating. For example, on page 88, the incident involving the capture of Captain Snelgraves vessel by the pirate Thomas Cocklyn. Initially Snelgrave resisted Cocklyns takeover so as Cocklyns crew overpowers Snelgraves and is taken by the pirates. Certain that Snelgrave will be killed or beaten for resisting, Snelgraves crew comes to their captains defense thus Cocklyn sparring the respected captains life. Because of the degree of respect Snelgraves had, Cocklyn not often seeing a government captain holding such admiration from a crew offered him a new ship and profits from a captured slave ship for his return to England. This story really caught my attention because of the level of hospitality pirates show to a captain who held such respect with his own crew.

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

Little is known about the infamous Blackbeard's early life; in fact, the first documentations of him are not recorded until the early 1700s, long after his childhood. Yet with so little knowledge of him, he is arguably regarded as the most notorious pirate in history due to his fearsome personality, distinguished look, daring acts of piracy, and stalwart death.

“Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts”, by Frank Richard Stockton, is a non-fiction, rollicking story of the origins of piracy and of the famous pirates of the coasts of the United States, such as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Henry Morgan. The stories don’t cast pirates in the glowing light of modern day interpretations, in Stockton’s stories, pirates are bad guys! Stockton tries to show his audience that even old pirate stories can be entertaining as well as valuable. Although, the dramatic and authentic feel makes his stories quite entertaining.

After analyzing the 6 sources I have chosen for this Investigation, I have come to 3 conclusions on why pirates were drawn to Singapore from the 13th to 19th century.

Ultimately, piracy’s attire evolved throughout the past six-hundred years, but the reasons pirates are remembered, why people wanted to become a pirate

“Arr, you bastard, walk the plank.” Pirates became pirates because they either wanted or needed money. They were usually driven to acquire riches. Another reason was because plenty of sailors were pressed-ganged into the navy. And those that weren't interested in joining the navy would become pirates. Most of the people that were pressed-ganged had earlier experience with navigation. Whenever they had the opportunity, they quit, and many of them became

Throughout history pirates have terrorized the world’s seas. There are few men that have been feared as much as pirates were. Names such as pirate, buccaneer, and privateer were given to these men and women that terrorized the seas. Black Sam Bellamy, Bartholomew Roberts, Jean Lafitte, Stede Bonnet, and Ann Bonny are some of the most feared names know to man. These were the names of pirates that dominated the seas during the 1600’s and 1700’s, a time known as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” However, one of the greatest pirates of all time was the great Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. He terrorized the seas for most of his gruesome life during this era. The “Golden Age of Piracy” marked a time when sea travel was unsafe for everyone, with

The movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” illustrates a tale of adventure during the 17th century the story is happening in the Caribbean where pirates of the most active place. Main character Jack Sparrow is a charming and crafty pirate, his ship “Black Pearl” was taken away by an infamous captain, Hector Barbossa, however Barbossa and his crews are cursed after they took “Black Pearl”, the only way to break the curse is Will Turner’s blood and his coin. Jack wants his ship back so he went to Port Royal to steal the fastest ship his Majesty’s ship “Interceptor” but he saw governor’s daughter fall in to ocean and he saved her life but he was arrested after he saved Elizabeth. Nonetheless the coin was in Elizabeth Swan’s hand so Barbossa knapped

Firstly, there are a few allusions to Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” such as the undead crew, a snake-like creature under the surface and a dice game played on board. Concepts of mortality, death and immortality are borrowed from Coleridge as well as J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan. Also, adopted from Peter Pan is the fantastical and surreal setting intermingled with a strictly historical setting. The sea in Pirates of the Caribbean functions in the same way as Neverland in Peter Pan. Lastly, many of the literary tropes of piracy that are commonplace today are from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island such as excessive rum drinking, distinct pirate speech, and buried treasure. These tropes are included, multiple times, in the first three films. In creating a movie from a non-typical source, Disney placed itself on a new path of adaptation releasing their creative licence from the strict boundaries of fairy tales and cartoon movies into a new era of

Although the history of piracy is often bloody and gruesome, it can be understood that there were certain people who actively sought a life with the pirates as a way of escaping condemnation and judgement at home. Though the pirates are commonly remembered as being quite brutal, something that escapes common knowledge is the fact that they were actually quite tolerant of minorities and marginalised people in their crew. Piracy can be seen as a haven for those suffering from religious intolerance, women who felt more comfortable in male dress, and non-heterosexual men. These were people who would have faced discrimination, imprisonment, or even death at home, but found an escape in life amongst the pirates. On pirate ships these people were openly accepted and received the same treatment as any other crew member.

An individual would expect a pirate film to contain plenty of adventure, similar to “Pirates of the Caribbean the Curse of the Black Pearl.” An audience could clearly see an exciting and thrilling journey unfold at the beginning of the film. The main character Jack Sparrow, a witty and clever pirate embarks on a journey to rescue the governor’s daughter and recapture the magnificent ship once belonged to him, the Black Pearl. To add extra interest to this movie the director included a romance between Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. Throughout the film these two characters protected one another and had each other backs when there was danger.

On October 28, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which was designed to address issues in copyright laws created by evolving technology -(“Piracy and File-Sharing”).  The law was also aimed at international concerns involving copyright, and even ended up setting the rules for copyright infringement on the internet - (“Piracy and File-Sharing”).  In 1997, President Clinton signed the No Electronic Theft Act (NET) which provides for enhanced criminal remedies for copyright infringement. The law was designed to stem the widespread theft of computer software -(“Piracy and

Online piracy is commonly referred to as a threat to businesses in the creative industries. The WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (a.k.a. “the TRIPS” agreement) defines piracy as: