Zachariah Timeline and Summary
MoreZachariah 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.