Why did Davy Jones stab Will Turner thereby risking his life?

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During Pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End, the following exchange occurs:

Jones: Ah. Love. A dreadful bond. And yet, so easily severed. Tell me, William Turner. Do you fear death?

Jack: Do you? Heady tonic, holding life and death in the palm of one's hand.

Jones: You're a cruel man, Jack Sparrow.

Jack: Cruel is a matter of perspective.

Jones: Is it?

Then Davy Jones stabbed Will Turner even though his life was at stake. Why did he stab Will risking his life? He seemed a very clever and tactical captain. Still did this. What was the motive?



Best Answer

He knew that Jack wouldn't do anything

Davy Jones walking away after he stabbed Will showed that he was confident that Jack wouldn't anything. Altough it seems that Jack had everything under control, not even Jack knew what to do.

Remember that earlier in the movie Jack was talking to himself deciding if he was gonna stab the heart or not.




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Why did Davy Jones cut his heart?

This heart was removed by Davy Jones from his own chest after he betrayed the sea goddess Calypso, who had forsaken him prior to his betrayal. Jones carved out his heart in order to no longer feel the grief and guilt at what he had done or any emotion of love again.

Why did Will Turner get cursed?

Pintel revealed that Bootstrap was tied to a cannon and thrown overboard after it was learned he sent a gold medallion to Will so the crew would remain under an ancient Aztec curse as punishment for betraying Sparrow. To break the curse, the last medallion and Turner's blood must be returned to the Aztec chest.

Why was Will Turner turning into a fish?

It's explained in the film that Davy Jones' octopus-like appearance was because he strayed from his task of ferrying dead sailors to the afterlife. His ship and crew were slowly transformed into monstrous fish-like creatures bent on terrorizing the seven seas.



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