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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) abstract "Captain Ahab is a fictional character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851). Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, is the protagonist of the book. Melville biographer Andrew Delbanco calls Ahab "a brilliant personification of the very essence of fanaticism." F.O. Matthiessen recognized a kindred spirit in contemporary British literature: "The most comparable character in the literature of the time is Heathcliff." D.H. Lawrence felt little sympathy for Ahab and found that the whale "[s]hould have torn off both his legs, and a bit more besides."Instead of leading the Pequod on a regular whaling voyage, Ahab sets out to seek revenge on Moby Dick, the white whale who bit off his leg during his last voyage, and now he walks with a prosthesis made out of whalebone. His spell over the crewmembers assures him of their cooperation. When Moby Dick is finally sighted and hunted down, Ahab's intense hate for the whale robs him of all caution. Instead of getting the revenge he was seeking for, Ahab is the first casualty caused by the whale.The character of Ahab is created under the influence of a lecture by Coleridge on Hamlet. Several allegories compare Ahab with characters drawn from biblical and classical literature to Shakespeare and Milton. His prosthesis, for instance, alludes to the Oedipus myth.Ahab is firmly established in popular culture by cartoons and comic books. Most famously, he provided J.M. Barrie with the model for his Captain Hook character, who is obsessed not with a whale but a crocodile.".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) creator Herman_Melville.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) series Moby-Dick.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) thumbnail Moby_Dick_final_chase.jpg?width=300.
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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) caption "Ahab in his final chase with Moby Dick".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) children "one boy".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) creator Herman_Melville.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) family "married".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) gender "Male".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) name "Ahab".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) nationality "American".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) occupation "Captain".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) series Moby-Dick.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) significantother "wife".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) subject Category:19th-century_American_novels.
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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) subject Category:Fictional_amputees.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) subject Category:Fictional_characters_introduced_in_1851.
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) subject Category:Moby-Dick.
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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) comment "Captain Ahab is a fictional character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851). Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, is the protagonist of the book. Melville biographer Andrew Delbanco calls Ahab "a brilliant personification of the very essence of fanaticism." F.O. Matthiessen recognized a kindred spirit in contemporary British literature: "The most comparable character in the literature of the time is Heathcliff." D.H.".
- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) label "Capitano Achab".
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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) depiction Moby_Dick_final_chase.jpg.
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- Captain_Ahab_(Moby-Dick) name "Ahab".