Quint (Robert Shaw)’s Timeline and Summary
- Quint offers his services at the town meeting.
- He watches in amusement as lesser fishermen try to catch the shark.
- He agrees to kill the shark with Brody and Hooper as crew, despite his contempt for Hooper.
- He belittles and argues with Hooper for much of the first day of hunting.
- Later, though, he bonds with Hooper over their scars and tells the unbelievable story of the USS Indianapolis.
- He tries to repair the Orca from the shark's battering, then clobbers the radio when Brody disobeys his orders.
- He fails to beat the shark using his usual methods, loses his confidence, and finally agrees to retreat to shallower water.
- Despite Hooper's warnings, Quint pushes the boat's engine to the max. Now they're stranded in the ocean with the shark circling.
- After Hooper fails to kill the shark and it leaps up on the deck, Quint falls into its mouth and gets chomped dead and dragged into the water.