They were handed that fight on a silver platter. How did they possibly lose that? Additional Note: The Endeavour which has guns would have been a 1st rate ship of the line, this ship comparable ship would be HMS Victory would have been a lot bigger than both the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman combined with the supervisor armour thickness and firepower would have made this a non-contest, magic aside.
I don't know why Lord Beckett didn't give out the order's but he's realized that there was nothing he could do about it. The chapter number is 25 "Good Business". I've seen this movie a million times more than a million and I still don't get why Lord Beckett didn't give out the orders to attack.
I thought that was really really dumb of Lord Beckett, but hey, as I said before, Lord Beckett realized there was nothing he could actually do about it so he let his death take over for itself. This kind of behavior has been shown on screen a few other times also. When a captain realizes that his death is upon him and that there's nothing he can do about it, they tend to shut down and forget about anything else.
Well I think differently.. The deal was that if Jack leads Beckett to the meeting place of pirates, then Jeck was to go free without getting harmed. So Beckett honoured that deal, saying that its just good business, which according to me, means that all actions of Backett has only resulted in just good business for the company, nothing more.
So then he had a change of heart and decided to keep his word he gave to Jack Sparrow. And when Beckett is faced with two ships, one is Black Pearl and other is Flying Dutchman, it is pretty obvious that Beckett couldn't order to attack any of the ships, because one has Jack Sparrow on board, and other is the Flying Dutchman which can not be sunk.. Pretty clear I guess.. Earlier in the movie when Beckett and Sparrow were making a deal of their own in the movie, Beckett asks what will happen to Elizabeth, to which Jack responds by asking why he's interested in her.
Despite everything he had done to her, he still believed he would have her as his own, since he believes he can have everything as long as he works for it and kills the right people at the right time. When the Dutchman resurfaces though, Beckett finds out that Will is its captain, since Elizabeth quickly realized the same thing even though she was on a completely different ship, like Beckett.
Since Will is the captain of the Dutchman, by default making him immortal, he also is now outside of Beckett's control unlike Davy Jones. Beckett also knows very well that Elizabeth and Will are in love, and that Will is immortal now, meaning that Beckett has now lost control over the Dutchman, which he thought was still under his control when it resurfaces, and control over Elizabeth, who he wanted to be with.
As minor as those things sound, the fact that Beckett finally cannot get something he has wanted shakes him to his core, since he has always gotten what he wanted no matter what. While he could have shaken off this shock sooner or later, it came at the absolute worst possible time when two very powerful ships were bearing down on him.
He froze up, and because every decision runs through him first, the order could not be given when it could have easily been given, and so Beckett and his ship were obliterated. Becket didn't give orders to fire because he instantly realized what happened - that Davy Johns was gone and that it was done by the reason of William Turner being killed and revived as a new captain of a Dutchman he knew well what was the only way it could happen , and that William's and Elisabeth's love have won over all odds, - destiny itself being against their foes, - and that this power of love was the ultimate force in the Universe and it made Dutchman and Pearl come as one to attack the West Indie's fleet with total disregard about their lives.
Because he was stunned by the power of this love, he felt that he can not go against it and destroy it with his canons any more. He suddenly become a man of heart.
This can be even specifically seen on his facial expression at that moment - that he was deeply touched and stunned by that sacrificial love between William and Elisabeth and also readiness of their crew members to fight with them till the end. That's why he decided not to act but give in.
And that's also why he said it was "a good business". That's the only secret about it, kids. Nicely explained.. I also think that Lord Cutler, irrespective of the overwhelming odds he faced, realized that this battle could no longer be won by sheer force and their love Will and Elizabeth has simply overpowered the situation.
So he deciedes to choose rationally than logically and gives in thus respecting his agreement with Jack and dying a changed man who respected the will-power of those he faced against. Sign up to join this community. Beckett had Chevalle tried and set him in stockades in the middle of Fort Charles. Before Chevalle's hanging could commence however, Jack Sparrow snuck into Port Royal to set him free.
Sparrow sabotaged the hangman's rope, and then used a series of explosions to cover his and Chevalle's escape from the fort. Beckett confronting Weatherby Swann in his office. Beckett told Swann—who had been imprisoned for his actions—that his armada would soon catch the Pearl and dispense justice.
Swann, ignorant of the fact that the Black Pearl was almost uncatchable, accepted Beckett's demands for his loyalty, in return for Elizabeth's safety. Cutler Beckett being given the heart of Davy Jones. Norrington had stolen Jack Sparrow's letters of Marque, who in turn, had taken them from Elizabeth.
Seeking to regain his honor, Norrington fought for the heart of Davy Jones with Jack Sparrow and William Turner, and was able to escape from Isla Cruces , and was picked up by a Company ship. With both the letters and the heart, Beckett not only pardoned Norrington, but promoted him to the rank of admiral.
With the heart of Davy Jones in his possession, Beckett was now one step closer to his goal of eradicating piracy from the seas forever. With the heart in his possession, Beckett employed Admiral James Norrington, and used Davy Jones to hunt down, capture and exterminate piracy from the Caribbean. During this period, in order to catch and execute pirates and their accomplices more quickly, Beckett declared martial law as the duly appointed representative of His Majesty the King.
He suspended many rights of ordinary citizens, including the right to a verdict of a jury of peers, the right to legal counsel, the right to gather in protest and several others. Using the authority of Governor Swann, Beckett oversaw the executions of hundreds of people who he believed had even the remotest association with piracy, including children.
During one execution, Beckett was able to get the crowd to sing the anthem of the Brethren Court ——a clandestine association of notorious pirates——a sign he knew would force the Brethren to meet, at which time he could attack and eliminate them with one fell stroke. Cutler Beckett with his armada. As this war progressed, Beckett was intent on finding the crew of the Black Pearl.
He apparently was able to have them tracked to Singapore , where Mercer led a detachment of Company troops to find the hideout of the infamous Chinese pirate, Sao Feng. Beckett had placed a spy in Sao Feng's organization , named Steng , who was able to lead Mercer to Feng's bath house. Mercer ambushed the pirates, but wasn't able to capture Feng, or the crew of the Pearl. Mercer reported that Steng had said that the pirates were gathering, and that nine Pirate Lords would be attending, including Jack Sparrow, who was being rescued by his crew from Davy Jones' Locker.
Beckett still desired to know the significance of the nine pieces of eight , of which their spy knew very little. However, Mercer told Beckett of a secret deal he made with Sao Feng: Feng would capture the crew of the Pearl and Sparrow would be delivered to Beckett for interrogation, and in turn Feng would be given the Pearl , a clause Beckett had no intention of fulfilling.
With the Flying Dutchman under its command, the Company easily obliterated numerous pirate vessels. However, Beckett soon became irritated with Davy Jones' habit of leaving no survivors for him to interrogate. Beckett already forced Jones to beach the Kraken , so that it could not be used against him; now he would need to keep Davy Jones within an arm's reach.
Beckett placed Admiral Norrington onboard the Dutchman with the Dead Man's Chest, with mini-cannons pointed at the chest at all times. With the chest in constant danger, Jones was forced to obey Beckett's commands to the letter. Soon after that, Beckett ordered Governor Swann to be murdered, fearing that he would soon figure out the significance of the chest, and pose a threat to his plans.
However, Beckett attempted to keep the matter secret, and informed individuals, such as Swann's associate Admiral Norrington, that the Governor had been "sent back to England". After the Pearl came back from the Locker, Sao Feng made true to his bargain, and captured the Pearl , through a deal he made with Will Turner. He then defaulted on his deal with Turner, in favor of his deal with Beckett.
Beckett trying to get information out of Jack Sparrow. Beckett tried to gain information from Sparrow, while interrogating him in his quarters, even recounting their past dealings with each other to which they are both still scarred by; but Jack apparently holds no grudge against Cutler for the latter's perceived betrayal when the former released the slaves from all those years back, even gratified with the director's conduct as his becoming a pirate when Beckett branded him as such lead to Jack pursuing better opportunities in life.
Opportunities that Jack certainly would not have been able to explore had he remained as Beckett's lackey. Sparrow's inordinate terms reminded Beckett of Sparrow's compass , the use of which would render Sparrow unnecessary. Sparrow, however, pointed out that since Beckett wanted Sparrow dead more than anything in the world, Jack's compass would only lead to Sparrow and will keep on doing so until the pirate is actually dead.
When Beckett suggested killing Sparrow to "cut out the middle man", Sparrow pointed out that if Beckett simply killed him, he would then find the meeting place of the Brethren Court, Shipwreck Cove , but he would have to blockade the island to a stalemate, ensuring that the pirates taking refuge there could not escape but likewise would also prevent Beckett's forces from approaching further into the cove, and spend countless resources in the process.
Sparrow proposed that Beckett release him, so that he could lead Beckett to Shipwreck Cove, and draw the pirates out. A contemplating Beckett slowly agreed, but at that same moment, Sao Feng joined forces with Hector Barbossa —after learning that he would not be receiving the Pearl after all—and attacked the Endeavour. Sparrow ran out of Beckett's office and cleverly used a cannon and a rope to get back onto the Pearl. The Endeavour was unable to pursue the Pearl at first, however, due to the fact that during his escape, Jack Sparrow had disabled the main mast of the Endeavour , crippling the vessel for several hours.
Lieutenant Groves and Beckett on the Endeavour. When repairs had been made, the Endeavour headed off in the general direction of the Pearl , hoping to catch up to Sparrow. Interestingly enough, a trail of bodies tied to barrels was leading them closer to the Pearl. One night, a barrel had a living body on top of it. When pulled to the deck, Beckett came face to face with the man who had made the trail of bodies in the first place, Will Turner.
Will had been thrown overboard by Sparrow, and had come to treat with Beckett. As he had tea with Turner, Davy Jones was summoned. Jones was upset with Beckett for not telling him that Sparrow had been freed from the Locker and suspected that he was hiding other information from him as well. Beckett ignored Jones' suspicions, and instead questioned Jones about Calypso , the goddess of the sea, according to nautical legend.
Beckett had been told that the pirates possessed Calypso, and he wanted to see if Jones knew anything about her, knowing that, as Jones had sailed the seas for hundreds of years, he would no doubt have heard the "legend".
Beckett was surprised to find that Jones himself had made a deal with the original Brethren Court to bind Calypso in human form.
Will then told them that the Brethren Court intended to release her, and offered to lead Beckett and Jones to Shipwreck Cove, all in return for his father's freedom and the guarantee of his and Elizabeth's safety. Prior to his arrival at Shipwreck Island , Beckett sent a small force of Company soldiers, under the command of his elite Black Coat soldiers, to attack the Pirate Lords in Shipwreck City. Inevitably, the small contingent of Company troops was defeated, but Beckett had only meant to delay the pirates from escaping, while he organized his armada against them.
Cutler Beckett and Davy Jones on the sandbar. True to his word, Sparrow had indeed led the Brethren out of their fortress, and offshore of Shipwreck Island, Beckett's armada came face to face with the fleet of the Brethren Court.
The pirates were outnumbered ten to one, and Beckett was as confident as ever of his victory. He rowed over to a sandbar in between the two fleets, along with Davy Jones and Will. The three men waited for the arrival of the Court's ambassadors. Beckett told them that they could either surrender or fight, and in the latter case they would all die. Elizabeth rebuked Beckett, and seemed confident in the capabilities of her own small fleet.
Although Will told Elizabeth he was the one who had lead Beckett to Shipwreck Cove, Beckett was convinced that Sparrow was really behind it all. Beckett revealed to the pirates the deal he had made with Jack, and tried unsuccessfully to get him to confess. Nevertheless, Elizabeth offered to trade Jack for Will, to which Beckett happily agreed.
Beckett rowed back to the Endeavour , and ordered his men to ready the fleet. As preparations were being made for the battle, an odd wind began to blow in the favorable direction of the pirate fleet, and the skies darkened and rain began to fall. As lightning struck the surface of the water in front of Beckett's fleet, a colossal maelstrom began to form.
Beckett saw that the Pearl was heading towards the maelstrom, and ordered the Dutchman to do the same, signaling it to attack the Pearl and to give no quarter.
Confident of his superiority, Beckett sent only the Flying Dutchman to attack the pirates. Following the end of the battle of the maelstrom , and the apparent sinking of the Flying Dutchman , the Black Pearl emerged victorious from the massive whirlpool. After Lieutenant Groves saw the Pearl just waiting between the two fleets, Beckett, a little bit worried that his advantage is lost, commanded the Endeavour to finish the Pearl off, disregarding his deal with Sparrow.
However, as he closed in on the Pearl , the Flying Dutchman reemerged from the depths. Beckett did not know that Will Turner had stabbed the heart of Davy Jones, and had taken his place as captain of the Flying Dutchman.
As the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman rounded about and closed in on the HMS Endeavour , Beckett was paralyzed with a mixture of fear, shock, doubt, and indecision, unable to give any of his men a single order. Lieutenant Groves was concerned about what Beckett's orders were in the turn of events.
The Pearl and the Dutchman flanked the Endeavour on both sides, and fired a full broadside. An officer then came to ask Beckett for orders, but Beckett just responded that it was just "good business".
Beckett still did not give an order, so Groves ordered the entire crew of the Endeavour to abandon ship , and then jumped overboard.
While Beckett still stood in shock, knowing that he would meet his end, the crew of the Endeavour either jumped overboard or were killed in the blasts. Beckett, defeated and utterly helpless, calmly walked down the staircase from the helm to the quarterdeck of the Endeavour as the ship was being obliterated all around him. Oddly enough, as he walked towards the center of his ship, not a single large piece of metal or wood hit him.
But finally, Beckett's life ended when the constant barrage of fire from the two ships ignited the Endeavour 's powder magazine, sending his ship up in flames. His body was blown overboard and landed atop a floating East India Trading Company flag. Cutler Beckett was a ruthless, manipulative, mean-spirited and arrogant man, who would stop at nothing to further his own personal goals. Even prior to his death, he remained calm, for the most part, as his ship was helplessly obliterated all around him.
Perhaps Beckett's most uncharacteristic attribute was his seeming interest of Elizabeth Swann. Perhaps, like the pirate Sao Feng , [16] Beckett was intrigued by her outgoing and assertive personality, [14] contrary to the reserved personalities of most women at the time.
Ultimately, however, she had no bearing on his decisions to attack the Black Pearl and the fleet of the Brethren Court ; although, at one point he did half-heartedly try to coax Jack Sparrow into giving Elizabeth over to him during their negotiations aboard the Endeavour. Nevertheless, Beckett remorselessly had Elizabeth's father murdered, and seemed unfazed when she confronted him about it. Despite his familiarity with betrayal, or perhaps because of it, Beckett paid those who betrayed him in kind, [10] and rewarded those who served him faithfully.
Beckett's actions throughout most of his life were driven by his intense hatred of pirates. The majority of his policy while Governor of the East India Trading Company involved confronting the issue of piracy across the globe.
As governor of the EITC, he saw piracy as a major threat to commerce, especially the financial interests of the Company. However, Beckett possessed a very keen vision for a new world order, and he believed that the romantic age that pirates such as Jack Sparrow once belonged to had come to and end. He further believed that if pirates could not find their place in the dawning age of global commerce they would perish, either through the natural course of social evolution, [14] or preferably, by his own designs.
Like many people of his time, Beckett had nothing against slavery. For him, selling the black Africans as slaves was just another good business. While he was living in Calabar , he owned several slaves, either to keep his house clean, or to drive his expensive carriage.
By his own admission, Beckett wasn't a religious man, and he didn't believe in God at all, reason for which he opted not to become a cleric when he grew up. Beckett possessed a number of various outfits. Most were dark colored, perhaps reflecting his sinister goals.
All of them were elegant, however, and as Beckett valued personal wealth and beauty, he wore them to show others his high status and wealth. He always wore tall black boots and a powdered wig, giving him an air of authority. Beckett also wore a bicorne hat and, occasionally, an Inverness cape when outside, especially in rainy weather. Beckett owned and used a variety of items and weapons during his service in the East India Trading Company.
Perhaps most impressive of all, was the world map he had painted in his Port Royal office. A cartographer was employed to make daily changes to the map as ships returned bringing reports of the Company's growing power and influence. Beckett made many enemies during his rise to power, and took to carrying a pistol at all times.
This short-barelled weapon was kept in a specially-made pocket in the lining of his frock coat. During his campaign to eradicate piracy, Beckett made use of a pirate brand. This branding iron was tipped with a " P ", which was pressed, boiling hot, onto the forearm of captured pirates, leaving them permanently scarred. Beckett kept this brand in his office. Upon journeying to the Caribbean, Beckett brought with him Letters of Marque , signed by the King himself , intending to use them in his plan to assume control of the Dead Man's Chest.
The chance to become a privateer was offered to Jack Sparrow , though the letters were ultimately signed and claimed by James Norrington , in exchange for the heart of Davy Jones. Beckett was highly educated, and as such, he was able to speak several languages. Aside from English, which was his native language, he fluently spoke French, Spanish, Greek, and Latin. PotC Wiki Explore. Black Pearl Queen Anne's Revenge more Cast and Crew.
The Brethren. Administrators Black Caesar Gundolf Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Cutler Beckett. Edit source History Talk Do you like this video? The two ships sailed up on both sides of the Endeavour. Beckett couldn't escape. A clean slate grey, no longer encrusted —. Groves, next to him, stares out and sees their doom. To Beckett —. Beckett stares across — at Jack.
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