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Heart

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"I will be free. And when I am, I would give you my heart. And we would be together always. If only you had a heart to give."
―Calypso to Davy Jones[src]

The heart was an organ that pumped blood through the body of certain species, including humans and animals. In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest. When an individual became physically active, excited or ill, their heart rate could rise significantly. If the heart ever stopped beating completely, death ensued. The word "heart" also referred to a person's personality or disposition.

History

"There is a fire burning in your heart. It will not cease until you have vanquished it, or it has consumed you. I can see it with my third eye. It burns bright red—like a ruby."
―Dark-haired woman to Carina Smyth[src]

Legend had it that a tortured soul called Davy Jones lived beneath the sea, his still-beating heart locked away in the Dead Man's Chest.[1][2] In another version of the story, Jones was once an ordinary man and a mortal pirate until he was deserted and betrayed by the woman he loved, the sea goddess Calypso, eventually tearing his broken heart—a heart that betrayed him—from his body, and literally locked it away in a chest,[3] along with precious mementos of his lost love.[4] There was also the dreadful consequences of stabbing Jones's disembodied heart, a geis cast upon by Jones himself, that if someone were to stab the heart, they would take his place as the new captain of the Flying Dutchman.[5][6] Davy Jones then returned to the seven seas, where sailors would now fear the cruel cursed captain of the Dutchman to the death,[3] and he soon began to transform from human to monster, something more suited to his now-heartless state.[4]

When Pablo, the Viceroy of Zaragona, rewarded the young girl Carmelita Lopez with a box of jewels for orchestrating the demise of the pirate crew of the Sea Demon, the parrot Bartholomew, formerly owned by the pirate Mr. Bleek, quickly flapped on the viceroy's shoulder, loudly squawking "Gold and jewels, gold and jewels." Carmelita then apologized for the parrot, stating that he was a pirate at heart.[7]

During his pirate hunting campaign, Capitán Armando Salazar of the Spanish Royal Navy struck fear into the hearts of all those who sailed the seas under the Jolly Roger.[8] Don Rafael, the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean, affectionately called his granddaughter Esmeralda "mi corazón", which was "my heart" in the Spanish.[9][10] Esmeralda called Jack Sparrow "mi corazón" when the youngsters surrendered to passion in the captain's cabin of Jack's father, Captain Edward Teague.[11] Jack Sparrow called Esmeralda the same some five years later, after the attack on the Wicked Wench.[12]

During the quest for the Shadow Gold, when Toolajee's plan to poison his half brother Sri Sumbhajee was revealed, the Indian Pirate Lord was so impressed that he decided to make Toolajee his heir, and his assistant Askay loudly declared that Sumbhajee had seen Tolajee's heart and knew he was a true pirate.[13] In Captain Jack Sparrow's opinion, his kohl-lined eyes were tasteful, awe-inspiring, and, on occasion, ideal for striking terror in the hearts of his enemies. While in a conversation with the French Pirate Lord Chevalle, Jack claimed the French always over-romanticized everything, and their hearts fluttered wildly for fine wine and fancy dogs.[14] Some time after Jack met his lover Angelica at a Spanish convent, he abandoned her and broke her heart.[15]

As the British Royal Navy warship the HMS Dauntless sailed for Port Royal, the young passenger Elizabeth Swann openly declared to her father Governor Weatherby Swann and Lieutenant James Norrington that she thought it would be exciting to meet a pirate; though her father tried to dissuade her,[16] in her heart, Elizabeth still wished to meet a pirate someday.[17] Thereupon, when young Will Turner, the son of William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner and the only survivor of a pirate attack on a British merchant vessel Princess, was brought onboard, Elizabeth's heart raced with excitement and worry.[18] Eight years later, after Elizabeth was kidnapped by the crew aboard the Black Pearl by Captain Hector Barbossa, Will Turner made a deal with Jack Sparrow to, in the latter's words, "brave all, hasten to her rescue, and so, win fair lady's heart." Barbossa gave Elizabeth a red dress to wear until he later requested it back as she was sent to walk the plank, with Elizabeth telling the pirate captain, "Goes with your black heart."[16] During the attempt by Barbossa's undead crew to lift the Aztec curse, Barbossa shot his own crewman Pintel right through the heart, but the undead pirate remained standing firmly.[19] Following an escape attempt by Will Turner to save Jack Sparrow from hanging at Fort Charles, Elizabeth stood by Will in protecting Jack from Commodore James Norrington. Knowing his rival in love had beaten him, Commodore Norrington asked Elizabeth if this was where her heart truly lied, and accepted defeat nobly.[16]

During the search for the Dead Man's Chest, there were several individuals who set their sights on retrieving the fabled Dead Man's Chest, which contained the still-beating heart of Davy Jones, buried on Isla Cruces in the Caribbean Sea. Although it was fought for by Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and James Norrington,[1][2] the heart eventually came into the possession of Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company,[2][5] who used it to control Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman in his ruthless campaign to destroy pirates of the seven seas, namely the Brethren Court.[5][3] The dreadful consequences of stabbing Jones' heart were revealed,[5] notably known by Sparrow and Turner, prior to a battle between the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman, where Jones died after his heart was stabbed by Turner through Sparrow's manipulation. Now the new captain of the Dutchman,[3] Will Turner's heart was carved out by his father Bootstrap Bill, placed in the Dead Man's Chest and given to his wife, Elizabeth.[6] Although Will Turner was freed from the Dutchman's curse years later by his son Henry, the fate of Will's heart is unknown.[20][21]

Stranded inland by an ancient storm, the Santiago gently rocks on the edge of its own destruction. Perilously poised atop bare crags amid rushing waters, the long-lost vessel is a vision to inspire awe in any heart.[22] When Jack Sparrow asked Hector Barbossa why wouldn't he give his right arm for a chance at Blackbeard, the privateer replied that he needed his good arm to drive his poisoned blade through Blackbeard's heart.[23]

Behind the scenes

Overview

Hearts were first mentioned figuratively through the Auctioneer saying "Weigh anchor now, ye swabbies. What be I offered for this winsome wench? Stout hearted and corn fed she be..." in the soundtrack for the Disneyland attraction Pirates of the Caribbean.[24][25] Literally-speaking, while hearts are found in every living being and every character in the franchise, hearts first appear through the still-beating heart of Davy Jones, the cursed captain of the Flying Dutchman, featured in the 2006 junior novelization for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.[1][2]

Screenplays

"I have no choice in these events. But I am curious - what do you tell yourself? What reason can you find in your heart - to be a pawn?"
―Davy Jones to James Norrington[src] (original screenplay)

In Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's first screenplay draft of At World's End, at the end of parley on the sandbar, Elizabeth Swann suggested to Lord Cutler Beckett to surrender, and she would give him a blade so he could run it through his heart himself.[26]

In Terry Rossio's 2012 screenplay draft for Dead Men Tell No Tales, Hector Barbossa is smitten with the Sea Widow, a sea witch known to him as the singer Nadirah, and tries to win her heart, asking if she could not look to the truth of his heart, only for her to orchestrate his heartbreak. Joshamee Gibbs would tell Jack Sparrow that with his ship being the HMS Bonaventure, Admiral John Benbow's flagship of the British Royal Navy, it would not be in his heart to leave her. The Widow, as Cora June, also presents to Jack Sparrow a sword destined to run through his heart, named Jack Sparrow's bane, which Barbossa eventually wields as he plans another mutiny aboard the Black Pearl.[27]

In Jeff Nathanson's 2013 screenplay draft for Dead Men Tell No Tales, the main villain was the ghostly Captain John Brand of the British Navy who swore revenge against Jack Sparrow for turning his brother Eric into a pirate. When Hector Barbossa recounts the story of Brand's downfall, he claims "this Captain's heart was broken -- knowing he would never see his brother again." When Jack Sparrow attempts to escape from Pierre "Pig" Kelly, Kelly proclaims "This loathsome pirate is trying to steal my ship.", to which his sister Beatrice replies "He's already stolen me heart."[28]

Other media

In Dead Men Tell No Tales, following the massacre of the crew of the Monarch in the Devil's Triangle, Capitán Armando Salazar grabs Captain Toms, lifts him in the air, and snaps his neck.[21] The film's novelization, Salazar stabs Toms with his sword,[20] with the French novelization specifically saying that Salazar stabbed Toms through the heart.[29]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (junior novelization)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jack Sparrow: The Timekeeper
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (junior novelization)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  7. ↑ Climb Aboard If You Dare!: Stories From The Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. 43-44
  8. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Novelization, p. 98
  9. ↑ The Price of Freedom, Chapter Two: Lady Esmeralda
  10. ↑ The Price of Freedom, Chapter Eight: The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea
  11. ↑ The Price of Freedom, Chapter Ten: Revelations
  12. ↑ The Price of Freedom, Chapter Fourteen: Hard Bargains
  13. ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: The Turning Tide, pp. 171-172
  14. ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: Day of the Shadow, Chapter Eight
  15. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization), p. 100
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  17. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 junior novelization), p. 3
  18. ↑ Fluch der Karibik, p. 14
  19. ↑ Fluch der Karibik, p. 145
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Novelization
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
  22. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide, pp. 60-61 "The Santiago"
  23. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  24. ↑ Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Sound Track of the Fabulous Adventure
  25. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, p. 96
  26. ↑ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, original draft
  27. ↑ Wordplayer.com: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES by Terry Rossio
  28. ↑ Dead Men Tell No Tales script by Jeff Nathanson, second draft, 5/6/2013
  29. ↑ Pirates des Caraïbes : La Vengeance de Salazar, p. 27