[PAR] [TLE] Blackbeard [SEP] Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies.  Although little is known about his early life, he was probably born in Bristol, England.  Recent genealogical research indicates his family moved to Jamaica where Edward Thatch, Jr. is listed as being a mariner in the Royal Navy aboard HMS "Windsor" in 1706.  He may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War before settling on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined sometime around 1716.  Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop he had captured, and the two engaged in numerous acts of piracy.  Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships, one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet, but toward the end of 1717 Hornigold retired from piracy, taking two vessels with him. [PAR] [TLE] Captain Hook [SEP] Captain James Hook is a fictional character, the antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play "Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy.  The character is a pirate captain of the brig "Jolly Roger"; Barrie identifies him as Blackbeard's former bo'sun.  His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood (supposedly an unnatural colour) and the crocodile who pursues him after eating the hand cut off by Pan.  An iron hook replaced his severed hand, which gave the pirate his name.  After getting a taste of Hook, the crocodile pursues him relentlessly, but the ticking clock it has swallowed warns Hook of its presence.
[PAR] [TLE] Blackbeard [ SEP ] Edward Teach or Edward Thatch ( c. 1680 22 November 1718 ) , better known as Blackbeard , was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain 's North American colonies . Although little is known about his early life , he was probably born in Bristol , England . Recent genealogical research indicates his family moved to Jamaica where Edward Thatch , Jr. is listed as being a mariner in the Royal Navy aboard HMS " Windsor " in 1706 . He may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne 's War before settling on the Bahamian island of New Providence , a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold , whose crew Teach joined sometime around 1716 . Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop he had captured , and the two engaged in numerous acts of piracy . Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships , one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet , but toward the end of 1717 Hornigold retired from piracy , taking two vessels with him . [PAR] [TLE] Captain Hook [ SEP ] Captain James Hook is a fictional character , the antagonist of J. M. Barrie 's play " Peter Pan ; or , the Boy Who Would n't Grow Up " and its various adaptations , in which he is Peter Pan 's archenemy . The character is a pirate captain of the brig " Jolly Roger " ; Barrie identifies him as Blackbeard 's former bo'sun . His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood ( supposedly an unnatural colour ) and the crocodile who pursues him after eating the hand cut off by Pan . An iron hook replaced his severed hand , which gave the pirate his name . After getting a taste of Hook , the crocodile pursues him relentlessly , but the ticking clock it has swallowed warns Hook of its presence .
What profession do both Captain Hook and Blackbeard have?
What profession do both Captain Hook and Blackbeard have ?
pirate
pirate