I have a really hard time pinning Will down, hence my original post about what exactly it is he wants, in which I chased my tail and ended up with 'he wants something more'. I do see Will as pretty adaptable, and I think he can be 'happy' just about anywhere if he has what he wants.
So what would I like to see for Will; figuring out what the hell it is he 'wants' and fighting for it. Be it Elizabeth, a lovely simple life, the sea, Jack, just figure out what it is and go for it. He spends a lot of time in these movies fighting but I never get the sense that it for what he 'wants' so much as something he feels he must do.
Some place like the American Colonies would be great for Will, where he can, as you say, build a life based upon what he can do, rather than to who he was born. But unless something changes drastically, he's still wanted by the crown, and there really isn't anywhere in the Commonwealth that would be safe for him. And my admittedly limited understanding of the skewed time-lines of this mess suggest that the American Colonies are still just that with the American Revolution still some time off.
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So what would I like to see for Will; figuring out what the hell it is he 'wants' and fighting for it. Be it Elizabeth, a lovely simple life, the sea, Jack, just figure out what it is and go for it. He spends a lot of time in these movies fighting but I never get the sense that it for what he 'wants' so much as something he feels he must do.
Some place like the American Colonies would be great for Will, where he can, as you say, build a life based upon what he can do, rather than to who he was born. But unless something changes drastically, he's still wanted by the crown, and there really isn't anywhere in the Commonwealth that would be safe for him. And my admittedly limited understanding of the skewed time-lines of this mess suggest that the American Colonies are still just that with the American Revolution still some time off.