Elizabeth Swann (Pirates Of The Caribbean)

A governor’s daughter turned pirate

Elizabeth Swann is one of the main characters of the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies: the cinematographic saga very loosely based on the famous Disneyland theme park attraction. The films take place in the Caribbean islands in the 18th century when they still belonged to the English. At the beginning of the first film, Governor Swann and his daughter Elizabeth are on their way to Port Royal in Jamaica when they rescue Will Turner, a shipwrecked boy. Elizabeth sees that he is wearing a gold locket. Fearing that he is a pirate, she decides to kidnap him while he is still unconscious. Twelve years later, Will has become a blacksmith and they are in love with each other even though they don’t dare to admit it. One day, Captain Jack Sparrow lands in Port Royal after losing his ship, the Black Pearl. He saves the life of Elizabeth Swann, who has fallen overboard, but is arrested by the army. Shortly after, the crew of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow’s ship, comes ashore and kidnaps Elizabeth because she has the gold medallion they need to escape their curse. Will will then free Jack Sparrow in the hope that he will help him find Elizabeth. We quickly realize that Elizabeth Swann is far from being the defenseless girl she seems to be. She will even become a bit of a pirate herself.