Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) reunites with Will (Orlando Bloom) at the conclusion of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, but her absence from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides leaves a large period of time in her life unaccounted for. The Pirates of the Caribbean series is centered around the supernatural misadventures of the frequently-inebriated Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), but the original trilogy also made a point of contrasting his slapstick character with the romantic leads of Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner. An Elizabeth Swann Pirates of the Caribbean return has been requested since the third movie, but the Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann cameo showing their reunion in Dead Men Tell No Tales left much to be desired for the iconic Governers-daughter-turned-Pirate-King.
Beginning as a reluctant socialite, Elizabeth experiences a more drastic character arc than any of the other leads, her experiences at sea necessitating that she become increasingly adept at navigating the cutthroat, self-sufficient world of piracy. This culminates in her appointment to the Brethren Court and participation in the defeat of Cutler Beckett's (Tom Hollander) armada, but even these accomplishments cannot prevent the death of Will, her newlywed husband, at the hands of the octopus-faced villain, Davy Jones (Bill Nighy). Will is ultimately revived by his father «Bootstrap» Bill (Stellan Skarsgård) and Jack Sparrow, but as a consequence he is bound to serve eternally as the captain of the Flying Dutchman, leaving Elizabeth to guard the Dead Man's Chest that holds his heart and raise their child, Henry, alone.
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