ChildHood Story : Captain Hook

Captain Hook introduction

Captain James Hook (his name sometimes shortened to'Jas') is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pa  or  the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations.

The character is villainous pirate captain of the Jolly Roger brig, and lord of the pirate village/harbour inNeverland, where he is widely feared. Most importantly, he is the archenemy of PeterPan. It is said that Hook was Blackbeard's boatswain, and that he was the only man Long John Silver ever feared.

His only two fears are the sight of his own blood (which is supposedly an unnatural colour) and one fateful crocodile.

Hook wears a big iron hook in place of his right hand,

which was cut off by Peter Pan and eaten by a saltwater

crocodile, who liked the taste so much that he follows

Hook around constantly, hoping for more.

Luckily for Hook, the crocodile also swallowed a clock, so Hook can

tell from the ticking when he is near.

Hook hates Peter obsessively due to his cockiness (and the removing

of his hand), as well as the way he always seems to have "good

form" without trying or even realizing, which is the best

"form" of all, and lives for the day he can make Peter and

all his Lost Boys walk the plank.

Creation Of The Character

Hook did not appear in early drafts of the play,with the capricious andcoercive Peter Pan as the closest thing to a "villain" in it.

The pirate captain was created for a front-cloth scene to be staged in front of the curtain while the set waschanged from Neverland back to the Darlingnursery, depicting the children's journey home.

Barrie expanded the scene, knowing how much children were fascinated by pirates, and expanded the role of the captain as the play developed.

The character was originally cast to be played by a woman: Dorothea Baird, the actress also playing Mary Darling. 

Gerald du Maurier, who was already playing George Darling (and the brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), persuaded Barrie to let him take the additional role instead, a casting decision that has since been replicated in many stage and film productions of the Peter Pan story.

Appearances

Captain Hook is introduced in the animated film as a cunning, sinister man, plotting to trap Peter in his lair, but also a bit of a buffoon, hiding from the crocodile nicknamed 'Tick Tock' who took off his hand. He seeks revenge on Peter Pan for having fed the crocodile his hand amidst battle, and will keep his ship and its crew anchored in Never Land's waters until he finds the boy.

Hook is a dangerous villain, without conscience, yet is dependent on his sidekick, Mr. Smee. He is fairly cunning and has a bit of a taste for loopholes in contracts or deals — after he promises Tinker Bell that he will not lay a finger (or a hook) on Peter, he then lays a bomb in Peter's hideout, since he didn't say he wouldn't do that.

When Peter defeats Hook, he begs for mercy and promises to leave Neverland forever. However, Hook tries to attack Peter again, only to be foiled. At the conclusion of the film, Hook is being chased by the crocodile off into the distance. Walt Disney insisted on keeping Hook alive, as he said: "The audience will get to liking Hook, and they don't want to see him killed.

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