![]() Jack cites this rule when he is later marooned with Elizabeth and is subsequently given back his pistol. When discussing how Jack was marooned by Barbossa and the crew of the Black Pearl, Gibbs says that whenever a pirate is marooned, he’s given a pistol with a single shot, presumably with which to commit suicide. In addition to the explicit rules of the Pirates Code, there are a couple of rules that are followed throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean series but are not identified as being part of the code. As Jack points out, “The only rules that really matters are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t do.” So despite the importance of the code, Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and other pirates constantly try to find ways around rules, sometimes adhering to the letter of the law and sometimes ignoring it in favor of embracing the spirit of piracy. Sparrow says several times throughout the series that piracy represents freedom - from responsibility, civility and even morals. As a whole, pirates in the films are unrepentant rule-breakers, rebelling against the First British Empire and its strict social conventions. The Pirates Code is inherently contradictory. Related: Pirates of the Caribbean: What Went Wrong With The Sequels ![]() The rules that are known are often used for personal advantage and interpreted in different ways depending on the situation. Like many oral traditions, it has undergone revision and some specific details have been lost to time. It was recorded by Morgan and Bartholomew, also pirates, and seems to be passed from sailor to sailor by word of mouth. The Pirates Code was created by the Second Brethren Court, a group of nine Pirate Lords ruling over the nine seas.
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