The Black Spot is a literary device created by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel Treasure Island (series 1881-82, published as a book in 1883). In the book, pirates are presented with a "black spot" to formally declare a guilty verdict or judgment. It consists of a piece of paper or a circular card, with one side blackened while the other side bears a message and is placed in the hands of the defendant. It is the source of many fears because it means pirates must be overthrown as leaders, by force if necessary - or kill directly. At Treasure Island , Billy Bones is very frightened of it but remains determined to outwit his enemies; However, he suffered a stroke caused by excessive consumption of booze and death. Later, Long John Silver accepted the place, but was calm enough to notice that the papers inscribed on the place had been removed from the Bible, and warned his colleagues about the bad luck that would befall them.
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Origins
The origins of Black Stevenson's Spot may be in the historical tradition of Caribbean pirates showing the Ace of Spades to someone who was cursed as a traitor or informant. The card puts the person dangerously "in place", because the ace has one pip.
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Appearance in other works
The Black Spot has since been used in other works of popular culture:
Listed chronologically: 1930: In the Swallows and Amazons novel, the pirate captain Uncle Jim (James Turner, also known as Captain Flint) receives Black Spot from Nancy, a member of his crew.
1938: In the movie Algiers Regis pulls a spade as it is forced to cut the deck. Carlos calls this picture a "very bad luck" black spot. 1946: In PG Wodehouse's novel
Joy in the Morning , Boko Fittleworth sympathizes with Bertie Wooster to learn that Bertie, rather than Stilton Cheesewright, has been engaged to Florence Craye by saying, "I do think that the black dot finally got into Stilton's possession. "
1948: Shirley Jackson short story "The Lottery" describes the use of black dots to choose the annual sacrifice of human sacrifice rituals. 1969: In Pirate Utopia pirate pirate Olaf is given a black spot by Leonard because he has tortured several people without permission. 1986: In the Stephen King novel It , the "Negro nightclub" that was destined to be named "The Black Spot". 1990: "The Black Spot" called by the prisoner at the end of "The Bill" episode (series 6, episode 71, "Where There a Will".) 1996: In the movie Muppet Treasure Island, Treasure Island redemption, a black dot is drawn on a piece of paper and given to Billy Bones; when he explained that the black dot was "the death sentence of the pirates" which Gonzo Agung said "Extraordinary". This was also given to Long John Silver on the leaves of the Bible, but he escaped the execution by claiming they had defiled the scriptures. 2000: The 2000 video-game Skies of Arcadia features players with black dots, messages from the bounty hunters that they will be hunted down and killed. 2002: Puzzle Pirates , MMORPG created by Three Rings Design, uses the term "Black Spot" to refer to a temporary way to silence rough and annoying players. 2006: In the Disney feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Captain Jack Sparrow is presented with "Black Spot" by Davy Jones as a marker that the Kraken can trace; in the film, the black spots appear as large swellings like black boils on the palm of his hand. 2007: In the CBS reality television show Pirate Master , a black dot is given by the captain to the three contestants he nominates to be selected. 2008: On the fourth indie-Americana album, 4th album Murder By Death Red of Tooth and Claw , there is a song titled "The Black Spot" where the singers wail, "Black Spot, I never thinking I'll be the one who gave it to you. " 2009: Alestorm pirate-themed folk metal/folk metal band featuring Black Spot on "Chronicles of Vengeance" on their second album Black Sails at Midnight. 2011: The third episode of Series 6 (Season 32) of the Doctor Who , "Black Spot Curse", takes place on a pirate ship, and a black dot appears on the palm of the hand from anyone sick or injured , causing the supernatural teaser known as The Siren to hunt them down. 2006-2011: Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant: , on page 265, has a pirate who received a black spot from another pirate before he was shot for showing that the exercise was created by Stevenson. On page 281, on the strip of "Davey Jones, I mean, In drinks", a man receives a black dot from a gangster but tells them "You have mixed the genre". 2012: In the TV series 30 Rock , in Season 6 Episode 3, "Idiots Are People Three", Jack Donaghy hands over Criss (Liz Lemon's new girlfriend) into a black dot when Liz tells her official Disapproving Criss (without "H" and two "S"). He then presents Criss with a gold star after his marriage to Liz Lemon. 2016: In the TV series Black Screens , Season 3 Episode 10, "Chapter XXVIII", Billy Bones uses a black dot to intimidate traitors in Nassau. 2017: In Project Optimist WIB, Akshay Mathur, Black Spot was given to his team to show the work to be done. 2018: JT Music channel from Rooster Teeth releases Sea of ​​Thieves-themed rap Booty Bound that refers to the black dots given to each pirate who fail to find the treasured treasure. src: i.ytimg.com
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