Jonathan Pryce: Governor Weatherby Swann
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[Elizabeth is being laced into a corset]
Governor Swann : Elizabeth, how's it coming?
Elizabeth : It's difficult to say.
Governor Swann : I'm told it's the latest fashion in London.
Elizabeth : Well, women in London must have learned not to breathe.
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Governor Swann : So, this is the path you've chosen? After all, he is a blacksmith.
Elizabeth : No.
[pause]
Elizabeth : He's a pirate.
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Governor Swann : Even a good decision if made for the wrong reasons can be a wrong decision.
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Governor Swann : Hang him.
Norrington : Keep your guns on him, men. Gillette, fetch some irons.
[Pulls up Jack's sleeve]
Norrington : Well, well, well Jack Sparrow, isn't it?
Jack Sparrow : Captain Jack Sparrow, if you please sir.
Norrington : I don't see your ship, Captain.
Jack Sparrow : I'm in the market, as it were.
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Young Elizabeth : I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate.
Norrington : Think again, Miss Swann. Vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them. I intend to see that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves: a short drop and a sudden stop.
Mr. Gibbs : [Mr. Gibbs poses as if he's been hanged]
Governor Swann : Lt. Norrington, I appreciate your fervor, but I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter.
Norrington : My apologies, Gov. Swann.
Young Elizabeth : Actually, I find it all fascinating.
Governor Swann : Yes. That's what concerns me.
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Town Clerk : Jack Sparrow.
Jack Sparrow : Captain... Captain Jack Sparrow.
Town Clerk : ...for your willful commission of crime against the crown. Those crimes being numerous in quantity and sinister in nature...
Elizabeth : This is wrong...
Governor Swann : Commodore Norrington is bound by the law, as are we all.
Town Clerk : ...impersonating an officer of the Royal Navy; impersonating a clergy of the Church of England...
Jack Sparrow : Oh yeah, heh heh
Town Clerk : ...arson; kidnapping; perjury; piracy; pilfering; deprivation of a Federal Loyalist. For these crimes you will be hung by the neck until dead. May God have mercy on your soul.
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Elizabeth : I had a dream about you last night.
Will Turner : About me?
Governor Swann : Elizabeth, is that entirely proper for you to c...
Elizabeth : About the day we met. Do you remember?
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Norrington : You forget your place, Turner.
Will Turner : It's right here. Between you and Jack.
Elizabeth : As is mine.
Governor Swann : Elizabeth. Lower your weapons. For goodness sake, put them down.
Norrington : So, this is where your heart truly lies, then?
Elizabeth : It is.
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Elizabeth : [Elizabeth and Jack have just been rescued from the rumrunners' island] But we've got to save Will!
Governor Swann : No! You're safe now. We will return to Port Royal immediately, not go gallivating after pirates!
Elizabeth : Then we comdemn him to death!
Governor Swann : The boy's fate *is* regrettable... but then, so was his decision to engage in piracy.
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Governor Swann : Do pass my compliments on to your master.
Will Turner : I shall.
[pauses]
Will Turner : A craftsman is always proud to hear his work is appreciated.
