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escape but William prevented him. The purpose of the utterance was toask William politely to let Jack escaped.
11. “Come on, doggy… Come on. Come on, good boy. That a good boy. Come on
Bit closer, bit closer. That’s it, that’s it, doggy. Come on you filthy, slimy, mangy cur”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Directive illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
invitation. Jack and a dog are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and a dog as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack was trying to
escape from a cell. Jack remembered that there was a dog which brought the cell’s key so he lured the dog using a bone. The purpose of the utterance was tomake a friendly
request for the dog to get closer to Jack.
12. “It’s just you and me now. It’s you and old Jack”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Directive illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
suggestion. Jack and a dog are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and a dog as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack was trying to
escape from a cell. Jack remembered that there was a dog which brought the cell’s key so he lured the dog using a bone and tried not to scare it. The purpose of the utterance
was toput forward consideration for the dog not to being afraid of getting closer to him.
13. “Worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is
reserved for betrayers and mutineers”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Directive illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form
ofwarning. Jack, Koehler and Twigg are the participants involved in aconversation
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where Jack as the speaker and the others as the hearers. When the utterance occurred, Jack’s was sitting in a cell corner when his enemies were encountering him. Jack’s
enemies were surprised for seeing Jack was still alive because they had betrayed and left him to die in a forsaken island. The purpose of the utterance was togive Koehler
and Twigg a statement that indicated a danger about their betrayal.
14. “Get me out.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Directive illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
order. Jack and William are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and William as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack offered a
help for William in rescuing his beloved woman named Elizabeth by asking a requirement to free Jack from a cell and William agreed the requirement. The purpose
of the utterance was togive William an instruction to break the cell door so Jack could be free.
15. “Everyone stay calm”
