<p> Compare/Contrast Matrix about Blackbeard, by: Emily T. Williams</p><p>Not So Jolly Roger Websites Characteris Blackbeard was tall. Blackbeard was tall. tics p. 11, 12 http://blackbeardsrealm.com/Blackbeard.html</p><p>Blackbeard had a long Blackbeard had a long black beard that smoked. black beard he would set on fire to scare his enemies. http://www.cojoweb.com/blackbeard.html p. 13, 14 Weapons Blackbeard carried Blackbeard carried six guns. four guns. </p><p> p. 13 http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/channel/blac kbeard/interactive.html</p><p>Blackbeard carried a Blackbeard carried two cutlass cutlass.</p><p> p. 13 http://blackbeardsrealm.com/Blackbeard.html Prisoner Blackbeard made It was very rare that pirates made prisoners or Treatment people walk the rebellious ship hands were made to walk the plank. plank. </p><p> p. 26, 32 http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/channel/blac kbeard/interactive.html</p><p>Blackbeard was a Blackbeard acquired a fearsome reputation for ruthless killer. cruelty after repeatedly preying on shipping and coastal settlements in the West Indies. </p><p> p. 15 www.wikipedia.org Mates Israel Hands was Israel Hands was Blackbeard’s first mate. Blackbeard’s first mate. </p><p> p.26 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard .html</p><p>Blackbeard was in command of three hundred pirates. Blackbeard was in command of three hundred pirates. p. 54</p><p> http://www.cojoweb.com/blackbeard.html Retirement Blackbeard received a Blackbeard received a pardon from the Governor pardon from the of Bath, NC. Governor of Bath, NC.</p><p> p.54 http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/Bl ackbeard/default.htm</p><p>Blackbeard did not Blackbeard did not stay in retirement. He went stay in retirement. He back to piracy, lost his life to Lt. Maynard due to went back to piracy, loss of blood during a sword fight. The Lt. hung lost his life to Lt. Blackbeard’s head from the bowsprit of his to Maynard. The Lt. warn other pirates to behave. hung Blackbeard’s head from the bowsprit of his to warn other pirates to behave. </p><p> p. 55 http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.p hp?article_id=39</p><p>It is rumored that the It is rumored that the headless body of Blackbeard headless body of defiantly swam around Lt. Maynard’s sloop Blackbeard defiantly several times before sinking into the ocean forever. swam around Lt. Maynard’s sloop several times before sinking into the ocean forever. http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.p p. 55 hp?article_id=96</p>