Emotional Leadership: For James Norrington to have gained such a high position in the Royal Navy someone, somewhere, must have recognized the makings of a successful leader in him. He possesses a strong will and a stubborn streak a mile wide. Despite this, though, he will become concerned if he fears that he has misspoken. Though at times he may well act to the contrary he is aware, on some level, that he is not entirely infallible.
Honour: James Norrington is remarkably resistant to hypocrisy. His life’s most selfish desire was for the hand of Elizabeth Swann in marriage. He loved her, but even this he gave up freely once he realized that Elizabeth would be happier as the wife of William Turner. Furthermore, though he had spent his entire young life ascending the ranks of the Royal Navy he held himself to his own standards after the failed pursuit of Captain Jack Sparrow, and resigned his commission.
Integrity: The years that he spent under naval command led him to trust his superiors and to carry out their orders without question. In effect, Norrington adopted the ideals of the Royal Navy as his own moral guidelines: He became a tool of the British military. On the Flying Dutchman, however, the command to imprison Elizabeth Swann stood counter to his own instincts, and after some deliberation he chose his own sense of what was right over the orders that he had been issued. At this moment he demonstrated the strength of his moral integrity.
Leadership: For James Norrington to have gained such a high position in the Royal Navy someone, somewhere, must have recognized the makings of a successful leader in him. He possesses a strong will and a stubborn streak a mile wide. Despite this, though, he will become concerned if he fears that he has misspoken. Though at times he may well act to the contrary he is aware, on some level, that he is not entirely infallible.
Honour: James Norrington is remarkably resistant to hypocrisy. His life’s most selfish desire was for the hand of Elizabeth Swann in marriage. He loved her, but even this he gave up freely once he realized that Elizabeth would be happier as the wife of William Turner. Furthermore, though he had spent his entire young life ascending the ranks of the Royal Navy he held himself to his own standards after the failed pursuit of Captain Jack Sparrow, and resigned his commission.
Integrity: The years that he spent under naval command led him to trust his superiors and to carry out their orders without question. In effect, Norrington adopted the ideals of the Royal Navy as his own moral guidelines: He became a tool of the British military. On the Flying Dutchman, however, the command to imprison Elizabeth Swann stood counter to his own instincts, and after some deliberation he chose his own sense of what was right over the orders that he had been issued. At this moment he demonstrated the strength of his moral integrity.
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