final chase of Moby Dick
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The final chase of Moby Dick is the climactic three-day pursuit in Herman Melville’s novel where Captain Ahab’s obsession with the white whale leads to the destruction of the Pequod and its crew.
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| final chase of Moby Dick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: final chase of Moby Dick Context triple: [Pequod, hasNotableEvent, final chase of Moby Dick]
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Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956 film) is a 1956 adventure drama directed by John Huston, adapting Herman Melville’s novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale and starring Gregory Peck as Ahab.
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El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
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The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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E.
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Eugene O’Neill’s plays, noted for its atmospheric wartime story and striking cinematography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: final chase of Moby Dick Target entity description: The final chase of Moby Dick is the climactic three-day pursuit in Herman Melville’s novel where Captain Ahab’s obsession with the white whale leads to the destruction of the Pequod and its crew.
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A.
Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956 film) is a 1956 adventure drama directed by John Huston, adapting Herman Melville’s novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale and starring Gregory Peck as Ahab.
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B.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
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C.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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D.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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E.
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Eugene O’Neill’s plays, noted for its atmospheric wartime story and striking cinematography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climactic scene
ⓘ
fictional event ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
the coffin life-buoy
ⓘ
Moby-Dick ⓘ
surface form:
the white whale
|
| authorOfSourceWork | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Ahab versus Moby Dick ⓘ |
| concludesArcOf | Ahab’s quest for the white whale ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain Ahab
ⓘ
Flask ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ Moby-Dick ⓘ
surface form:
Moby Dick
Queequeg ⓘ Starbuck ⓘ Stubb ⓘ |
| featuresVessel |
the Pequod
ⓘ
surface form:
Pequod
|
| genreContext |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
sea narrative ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of Moby-Dick
ⓘ
opera adaptations of Moby-Dick ⓘ stage adaptations of Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| hasDurationInStory | three days ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Ahab entangled in harpoon line
ⓘ
Ahab nailing a gold doubloon to the mast ⓘ Ahab’s final harpoon cast at Moby Dick ⓘ Ishmael rescued by the coffin life-buoy ⓘ Pequod rammed and sunk by Moby Dick ⓘ |
| influences | later depictions of obsessive pursuit in literature ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | climax of Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Ishmael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person retrospective ⓘ |
| occursInChapters | Moby-Dick chapters 133–135 ⓘ |
| occursInWork | Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moby-Dick
ⓘ
surface form:
novel Moby-Dick
|
| prefiguredBy | Ahab’s vow of revenge ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
death of Captain Ahab
ⓘ
death of the Pequod crew ⓘ destruction of the Pequod ⓘ survival of Ishmael ⓘ |
| setting | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive power of monomania
ⓘ
limits of human will ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
ⓘ
man versus nature ⓘ obsession ⓘ revenge ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| timeOfPublicationOfSourceWork | 1851 ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
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Subject: final chase of Moby Dick Description of subject: The final chase of Moby Dick is the climactic three-day pursuit in Herman Melville’s novel where Captain Ahab’s obsession with the white whale leads to the destruction of the Pequod and its crew.
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subject surface form:
Pequod