As a child, she’s bold and unintimidated. Brave, kind. Curious, loyal.
When she gets older, she still cares for Will despite class differences. Rules mean little. Social conventions mean less. However, most female characters in the late 21st century action movie genre act this way. Can we determine Elizabeth’s Enneagram number or are we stuck with only stereotypical writing?
Let’s go back to the child. Young Elizabeth is extremely likable, a protagonist worth following. She feels strongly but is also active. Her emotions don’t leave her passive. She’s not a brat, though. She’s respectful, yet insistent. Young Elizabeth is a leader, probably an Eight.
Grown Elizabeth is not an Eight. She’s still active rather than passive, and insistent. She no longer has that decisive calm, though. She’s no leader. Bravery has turned to recklessness. She’s also no Head Type; much too impulsive.
Heart. She’s not a good enough fighter to be a Body Type. She’s competent, make no mistake. That’s all, though. And envy drives a lot of her actions. Envy of Sparrow’s insouciance, actually, although I don’t know if anyone involved in the production saw it this way. Elizabeth may want to ignore society’s rules, but she’ll never be as good at it as Sparrow.
A Two goes to Eight in weakness. An Eight’s decisiveness becomes a Two’s cruelty. We see this at the end of the second Pirates movie. Her treatment of Sparrow and Will has an uncomfortable edge.
This is a mish-mosh of a character. Ultimately I’d classify Elizabeth as a Two, but I would write and direct her quite differently to make that clear. She’s living in a gray zone right now, which is what makes her character vulnerable to stereotyping.
Except for when she stays on the island, true to Will. Her sacrifice and generosity shine through at the end of the trilogy, marking a very Two-like moment.