`Pirates of the Caribbean` : The Curse of the Black Pearl

- `Pirates of the Caribbean` : The Curse of the Black Pearl

3 . Compare Captain Barbosa and the Commodore as comic alazons or Worldly Fools . Although differences between the two are rather obvious , use examples from the film to show your reader how the film nevertheless subtly or not so subtly , suggests that similarities between the two figures are perhaps more significant , more important than the obvious differences

There dynamic personalities of the many characters in Pirates of the Caribbean are a huge part of what made the movie so successful . Among those

characters , there are some who contribute more to the plot by their actions and some who affect the other characters by their mere presence . Captain Barbosa and the Commodore have some obvious differences that divide them in the movie , but their similarities are much more important . As a pair of comic alazons , Barbosa and the Commodore play an important role in providing basis for comparison against Captain Jack Sparrow and further complicate the love story in the movie

Captain Barbosa is interesting character in that his actions are often represented in an amateur light . It is important remember the introduction of Barbosa if one is to understand his character . It is important to note that he is originally Jack Sparrow 's first mate , which immediately relegates Barbosa to a subordinate and thus , amateur position . He never really grows out of that and through the rest of the movie and there is never much indication that he is capable...