Zachariah Timeline and Summary

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Zachariah Timeline and Summary

  • Zachariah meets Charlotte aboard the Seahawk and offers her tea and a dirk – a small knife.
  • Zachariah nurses Charlotte after she falls ill in her cabin.
  • Zachariah warns Charlotte of the crew's revenge plot against Captain Jaggery.
  • Zachariah tells Charlotte that he's 50 years old, cannot read or write, and knows little of Christianity.
  • Zachariah presents Charlotte with trousers and a blouse, a miniature version of what the crew wears.
  • Zachariah is called to take the punishment for the mutiny.
  • Zachariah is whipped first by Mr. Hollybrass and then Captain Jaggery. His body is cut down by the crew and carried to the forecastle.
  • Charlotte sees what she thinks is Zachariah's funeral. The canvas hammock thought to be holding his body gets thrown overboard without a proper Christian burial.
  • Charlotte sees Zachariah in the rigging during the hurricane. He helps her not to fall into the sea.
  • Zachariah visits Charlotte in the brig. The two cannot determine who murdered Mr. Hollybrass, though Charlotte suspects Zachariah.
  • Zachariah and Charlotte realize that it's the captain who murdered Mr. Hollybrass.
  • Zachariah, Charlotte, and Keetch plot a second mutiny.
  • Zachariah is bound by the crew on the ship's deck.
  • Zachariah suggests Charlotte be the new captain of the Seahawk, though he ends up essentially acting as captain.
  • Zachariah greets Charlotte when she returns to the Seahawk.