(Dorothy)
In the Pirates of the Caribbean series there is a protagonist or main pirate, whose name was Jack Sparrow. Many people believe that Jack Sparrow is not historically accurate, but little do they know that there are many reasons to support the opinion of why he owns mostly accurate pirate qualities. Jack Sparrow may …show more content…
In one scene of the movie one pirate ship shot another pirate ship with cutlery. Cutlery is forks and knives shot from cannons. They also use round shots during boat against boat fights. Round shots are naval artillery used to the human lives and damage ships. They are shot from cannons and make a hole in the wood that send sharp pieces flying that could impale you. In the movie the pirates use swords and cutlasses while fighting in close combat. Both are sharp metal blades that real pirates used to fight just like in the movie. The ships in the movies have flags just like real pirates. Flags are symbols of piracy that usually show intimidation. Overall the weaponry used in the films is very similar to real pirate