In a traditional pirate story, the pirates are the bad guys. In Pirates of the Caribbean, the role of Captain Jack Sparrow is both a villain and a hero. How do the makers of Pirates of the Caribbean develop the character of Captain Jack Sparrow"

In this essay, I am going to analyze the character of Captain Jack Sparrow and write about how filmmakers use different presentational devices to create a character that is both a villain and a hero.

In a traditional pirate story, the pirates are usually the villains and are more often than not searching for some sort of buried treasure. A traditional pirate might be seen with a peg leg, a patch eye, a hook, and a parrot on his shoulder. They are almost always unclean, and very rude and vulgar. Also, most of their actions contradict the law.

The movie takes place in...