Captain Ahab
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Captain Ahab is the obsessive, vengeful whaling ship captain in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," driven to ruin by his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → sea captain → |
| antagonistOf |
Moby Dick
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| appearsIn |
Moby-Dick
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| associatedWithTheme |
fate
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madness → revenge → the limits of knowledge → |
| causeOfInjury |
attack by Moby Dick
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| characterTrait |
monomaniacal
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obsessive → vengeful → |
| createdBy |
Herman Melville
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| crewIncludes |
Flask
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Ishmael → Queequeg → Starbuck → Stubb → |
| deathCause |
dragged to his death by Moby Dick
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| diesIn |
Moby-Dick
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| enemy |
Moby Dick
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| firstAppearance |
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
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| firstPublicationYear |
1851
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| gender |
male
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| hasPersonality |
charismatic
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fanatical → tyrannical → |
| hasReligion |
nominally Christian
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| inspiredBy |
real-life whaling captains
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
American Romanticism
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| literaryRole |
protagonist
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tragic hero → |
| losesBodyPart |
leg
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| motivation |
revenge against Moby Dick
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| narratedBy |
Ishmael
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| nationality |
American
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| notableQuote |
From hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
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| occupation |
whaling ship captain
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| settingEra |
19th century
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| shipCommanded |
Pequod
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| shipTypeCommanded |
whaling ship
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| symbolism |
destructive monomania
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human defiance against nature → obsessive pursuit → |
| usesProsthesis |
ivory leg
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Fedallah
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Stubb → |
associatedWith |
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Starbuck
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Starbuck → |
contrastsWith |
|
Flask
("Ahab")
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Starbuck → |
loyalTo |
|
Moby Dick (1956 film)
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character |
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Starbuck
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considersKilling |
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Queequeg
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employer |
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Pequod
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hasCaptain |
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Moby-Dick
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hasCharacter |
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Pip
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hasRelationshipWith |
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Fedallah
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loyaltyTo |
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Moby-Dick
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mainCharacter |
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Starbuck
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moralFoilTo |
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Starbuck
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opposesObsessionOf |
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Moby Dick (1956 film)
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portrayedCharacter |
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Moby Dick (1956 film)
("Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab")
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portrays |
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Pip
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servesUnder |
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Starbuck
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subordinateOf |
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Starbuck
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ultimatelyRefusesToKill |