Let's get one thing out of the way – Jack has always wanted Elizabeth, right from when they first met. But wait, wait, I don't mean that like it sounds. Jack has always desired her. From "easy on the goods" to casually slinging his arm around her shoulder on the island... he wanted to have her, if only once. Which is, in my mind, perfectly in keeping with his character - this isn't love, but pure piratical lust, Jack's heart's desire remains the Pearl, through and through. What's more, Jack's always been certain he could have Elizabeth, if the opportunity arose. He's a compulsive ladies man, after all, and the idea that his charm doesn't work on everyone is (to him) inconceivable.
Elizabeth knows this, and uses it to her advantage several times in DMC (yes, there are a couple more J/E scenes), to the point where you actually feel quite sorry for Jack. She does the job so well that several other characters (and perhaps even herself, for a time) are convinced she feels something for Jack, something that maybe even surpasses base physical attraction. A major theme that spans over both sequels is trust, or rather the lack of it; due to various actions taken by various people (not only Elizabeth and Jack) the characters stop trusting each other. The only pair that remain sure of each other are Will and Elizabeth.
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Let's get one thing out of the way – Jack has always wanted Elizabeth, right from when they first met. But wait, wait, I don't mean that like it sounds. Jack has always desired her. From "easy on the goods" to casually slinging his arm around her shoulder on the island... he wanted to have her, if only once. Which is, in my mind, perfectly in keeping with his character - this isn't love, but pure piratical lust, Jack's heart's desire remains the Pearl, through and through. What's more, Jack's always been certain he could have Elizabeth, if the opportunity arose. He's a compulsive ladies man, after all, and the idea that his charm doesn't work on everyone is (to him) inconceivable.
Elizabeth knows this, and uses it to her advantage several times in DMC (yes, there are a couple more J/E scenes), to the point where you actually feel quite sorry for Jack. She does the job so well that several other characters (and perhaps even herself, for a time) are convinced she feels something for Jack, something that maybe even surpasses base physical attraction. A major theme that spans over both sequels is trust, or rather the lack of it; due to various actions taken by various people (not only Elizabeth and Jack) the characters stop trusting each other. The only pair that remain sure of each other are Will and Elizabeth.