Why did Jack turn into a skeleton?

Jack and Barbossa fought a fierce battle around the treasure cave until Jack stabbed Barbossa, who then pulled the sword out and stabbed Jack with it. However, once Jack stepped into the moonlight, he turned into a skeleton, revealing that he was cursed; having secretly palmed a piece of the Aztec gold.
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Why was Jack the monkey still undead?

The "Jack the Monkey" card in the Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game states that he was the only member of Barbossa's crew not to put his blood on the Aztec coins, hence why he remains cursed.
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How did Jack Sparrow become immortal?

Right before the film's climactic battle with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Sparrow swipes a cursed coin from the treasure chest, making himself immortal and capable of dueling Barbossa. He shoots his nemesis with the pistol he has carried for ten years just as Will breaks the curse, killing Barbossa.
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Why was Jack Sparrow not cursed?

The ousted Captain Jack Sparrow wasn't party to the theft, so he isn't cursed by it until he tactically allows himself to be in his final fight with Hector Barbossa. However, Jack's history with the Pearl exposed him to a different supernatural danger.
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Why didn t Elizabeth turn into a skeleton?

Well according to the tale which Captain Barbosa tells Elizabeth, any mortal who removes even a single piece of gold from the chest is cursed,as we see it was Will's father Bootstrap who actually removed the coin from the stone chest, neither Will nor Elizabeth did. so they were not cursed.
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Why was Bootstrap bill not cursed?

Ultimately, the blood of Bootstrap's son was used to lift the curse. When Will reversed the curse by returning the last Aztec coins to the stone chest, he technically killed his father because at that moment, somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, Bootstrap Bill became mortal and would have drowned.
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Why is the Black Pearl curse?

The curse of the title occurs when black-hearted Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) relieves fellow pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) not only of his command but his ship, the Black Pearl, and its treasure, leaving him to die on a tiny isle.
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What was Davy Jones curse?

As he abandoned his duties, Davy Jones was cursed to be consumed by aquatic flora and fauna. He and his crew grew monstrous features like tentacles.
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Was Jack cursed the whole time?

Actually Captain Jack Sparrow didn't get cursed when his old crew found the Aztec gold. What you may be thinking of is the point in the movie where Jack becomes undead for short time. In the cave, while Barbossa and Jack negotiated, Jack stole one Aztec coin from the chest getting himself cursed until he returned it.
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Who turned down the role of Jack Sparrow?

In addition to Jim Carrey, Robert De Niro was another actor who actually turned down the role. When the frequent Martin Scorsese collaborator first read the Pirates of the Caribbean script, he didn't believe the films would succeed financially.
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Why did Barbossa betray Jack?

He was once the captain of the Pearl, but when he shared the bearings to a hidden chest of Aztec gold coins, First Mate Barbossa instigated a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island. Jack escaped three days later.
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Why did Elizabeth leave Jack to the Kraken?

Elizabeth left Jack with the Pearl since it was already heavily damaged and the other crew members needed a chance to escape. The Kraken is after Jack - as long as Jack is with the crew of the Black Pearl, they're all in danger. She knew Jack wouldn't have the courage to sacrifice himself so she did it for him.
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Who is the best swordsman in Pirates of the Caribbean?

Notable swordsmen/swordswomen shown to be extremely proficient in this skill include Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, James Norrington, Davy Jones, Angelica, Blackbeard, and Armando Salazar.
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Why does Jack Sparrow have a red mark on his chin?

The red spot is actually supposed to be syphilis, and it gets progressively more noticeable in each film.
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Why did Barbossa name his monkey Jack?

Named after Captain Jack Sparrow as a way of insulting the incorrigible buccaneer, the trouble-making, treasure-loving Capuchin monkey is one of the few characters to appear in all five Pirates of the Caribbean films so far.
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Is Crystal the monkey alive?

Crystal lives with her trainer, Tom Gunderson, in Los Angeles County, California. Other animals live in the home, "including dogs, horses, a cat, and another female capuchin, named Squirt."
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Why did Jack Sparrow cut his hand before throwing the coin?

The answer is in the film. The story Barbossa tells Elizabeth. All pirates who took a piece of the treasure had to repay in blood, which is why Jack Sparrow cut his hand before tossing the medallion to Will in the cave.
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What curse does the Black Pearl have?

Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa: The captain of the Black Pearl, he was Captain Jack Sparrow's first mate before he led a mutiny ten years before. He and his crew stole cursed Aztec gold, for which they are cursed to walk the earth forever.
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Does Jack Sparrow love Elizabeth?

Their relationship is indeed platonic (more like chaotic) even after she let him kiss her. After all the adventures that they have been through, both of them are still willing to sacrifice one another to save themselves. A classic example would be Elizabeth cuffing Jack Sparrow to the ship as a sacrifice to the Kraken.
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Why did Davy Jones have a Kraken?

Davy Jones' pet

Most stories told during the Age of Piracy say that the Kraken was Davy Jones' obedient leviathan, sent to do his bidding and prey on unwary ships and mariners.
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What did Calypso do to Davy Jones?

But because she too had mortal blood, Calypso fell in love with a young sailor, named Davy Jones. And she rewarded that love by giving Davy Jones the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who died at sea, and ferrying them to the worlds beyond.
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Why did Calypso turn into crabs?

As a heathen goddess, Calypso was able to take many forms. But since the crab was attributed as her symbol, most notably by pirates, she chose that form. When Tia Dalma was transformed back into Calypso, she grew to ten times her normal size and crashed to the deck of the Black Pearl as thousands of little crabs.
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Why is the Black Pearl so powerful?

Her speed is derived from several factors such as the large number of sails she carries and being partly supernatural. As stated in Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, the Black Pearl is "the only ship that can outrun the Dutchman" and this is evidenced in the maelstrom battle between the two ships in the movies.
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How did Jack Sparrow survive the Kraken?

Jack sparrow did not die. He was struck at a place between life and death which is Davy Jones's locker. Elizabeth,Will along with help of Barbossa and Tia Dalma reached at the world's end( Davy Jones locker) to make Jack free from locker. What was the mark on Lord Beckett left by Jack Sparrow in dead mans chest?
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Why is Black Pearl in a bottle?

Because when Barbossa stoke the ship from Jack at the end of At World's End, he somehow met Blackbeard, who beat him, cut off his leg, and stole his ship, using his magical sword to shrink it into a bottle.
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