The Baal Cycle and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies share many characteristics and both include combat and succession myths. Characters in both works can be compared and clearly shown to be in relation. Battles that Baal faces in The Baal Cycle can directly be compared to battles that Jack Sparrow find himself in. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between The Baal Cycle and The Pirates of the Caribbean movie series are obvious and deserve thorough examination. The battle between Ball and Yam and the one between Jack Sparrow and Barbossa have many similar characteristics. Both stories are combat and succession myths at the same time. While Yam sent a message to El and the other gods demanding he “give up the one
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The Black Pearl can clearly represent Jack Sparrow’s hypothetical palace. It is his temple and confirms his authority over his crew. Yet while Baal’s palace was built by Kothar after he becomes king, the Black Pearl already existed and even belonged to Jack Sparrow prior to the mutiny. During its construction, Kothar convinces Baal to allow to him to install a window within the palace, saying “Listen, Baal the Conqueror, I should put a casement in the house, a window in the palace.” At first, Baal will not allow but then later changes his mind. This may correlate with the ancient belief that windows allow Death to enter a home. This would make sense, because Death does attack Baal later in The Baal Cycle. Interestingly enough, Jack Sparrow only had the Black Pearl because of the deal he made with Davy Jones, who is tasked with ferrying the souls of dead pirates to the afterlife. So while death (Mot) may have attacked Baal because of the window in his palace, Jack Sparrow’s palace is the reason death (Davy Jones) owns his soul. “You have a debt to pay,” Davy Jones tells Jack Sparrow, “You’ve been Captain of the Black Pearl for thirteen years. That was our …show more content…
Mot and Jack Sparrow vs. Davy Jones, end in similar ways as well. While Baal is in the underworld, Anat grinds and cuts up Mot, though he does not completely die. The Baal Cycle says, “She seized El’s son Death: with a sword she split him; with a sieve she winnowed him; with a fir she burned him; with a hand mill she ground him; in the fields she sowed him.” While Jack Sparrow is in the underworld, Davy Jones becomes enslaved by Cutler Beckett, governor of the East India Trading Company. Baal eventually emerges from the underworld and battles Mot to a draw on Mt. Zaphon. Shapash warns Mot to surrender, which he does in fear of El’s wrath. Jack Sparrow is eventually rescued from the locker by the former crew of the Black Pearl, led by his former nemesis Barbossa, who is resurrected from the dead by Tia Dalma. The crew explain to Jack Sparrow what has happened since his death: “Cutler Beckett has the heart of Davy Jones. He controls the Flying Dutchman. He’s taking over the seas. The song has already been sung. The Brethren Court is called.” So, Jack Sparrow, along with the other eight powerful Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court, wage war against Davy Jones and the East India Trading Company. Although Jack Sparrow desired to kill Davy Jones himself so he could inherit immortality and become Captain of the Flying Dutchman, through a series of unfortunate events, Turner actually stabs the heart of Davy Jones. This frees Davy Jones from his curse and
The Black Pearl can clearly represent Jack Sparrow’s hypothetical palace. It is his temple and confirms his authority over his crew. Yet while Baal’s palace was built by Kothar after he becomes king, the Black Pearl already existed and even belonged to Jack Sparrow prior to the mutiny. During its construction, Kothar convinces Baal to allow to him to install a window within the palace, saying “Listen, Baal the Conqueror, I should put a casement in the house, a window in the palace.” At first, Baal will not allow but then later changes his mind. This may correlate with the ancient belief that windows allow Death to enter a home. This would make sense, because Death does attack Baal later in The Baal Cycle. Interestingly enough, Jack Sparrow only had the Black Pearl because of the deal he made with Davy Jones, who is tasked with ferrying the souls of dead pirates to the afterlife. So while death (Mot) may have attacked Baal because of the window in his palace, Jack Sparrow’s palace is the reason death (Davy Jones) owns his soul. “You have a debt to pay,” Davy Jones tells Jack Sparrow, “You’ve been Captain of the Black Pearl for thirteen years. That was our …show more content…
Mot and Jack Sparrow vs. Davy Jones, end in similar ways as well. While Baal is in the underworld, Anat grinds and cuts up Mot, though he does not completely die. The Baal Cycle says, “She seized El’s son Death: with a sword she split him; with a sieve she winnowed him; with a fir she burned him; with a hand mill she ground him; in the fields she sowed him.” While Jack Sparrow is in the underworld, Davy Jones becomes enslaved by Cutler Beckett, governor of the East India Trading Company. Baal eventually emerges from the underworld and battles Mot to a draw on Mt. Zaphon. Shapash warns Mot to surrender, which he does in fear of El’s wrath. Jack Sparrow is eventually rescued from the locker by the former crew of the Black Pearl, led by his former nemesis Barbossa, who is resurrected from the dead by Tia Dalma. The crew explain to Jack Sparrow what has happened since his death: “Cutler Beckett has the heart of Davy Jones. He controls the Flying Dutchman. He’s taking over the seas. The song has already been sung. The Brethren Court is called.” So, Jack Sparrow, along with the other eight powerful Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court, wage war against Davy Jones and the East India Trading Company. Although Jack Sparrow desired to kill Davy Jones himself so he could inherit immortality and become Captain of the Flying Dutchman, through a series of unfortunate events, Turner actually stabs the heart of Davy Jones. This frees Davy Jones from his curse and