Agenda
Moby Dick Theme #1 - Revenge
Today, we will discuss the theme of revenge as it applies to Moby Dick. Then, students are to answer the following questions about revenge:
(1) Why are the characters in this novel, including Ishmael, so easily caught up in Captain Ahab’s revenge quest?
(2) Can a person take a revenge upon an element of nature?
(3) Is Captain Ahab’s quest for revenge on the White Whale doomed to failure from the start?
(4) What is Ahab actually taking revenge for—the loss of his leg, his suffering, his anger, something else, all of the above?
(5) How do Starbuck’s objections to Captain Ahab help us gain perspective on the revenge quest?
(2) Can a person take a revenge upon an element of nature?
(3) Is Captain Ahab’s quest for revenge on the White Whale doomed to failure from the start?
(4) What is Ahab actually taking revenge for—the loss of his leg, his suffering, his anger, something else, all of the above?
(5) How do Starbuck’s objections to Captain Ahab help us gain perspective on the revenge quest?
Homework
Finish the revenge questions due tomorrow, 12/9/15.
Finish the revenge questions due tomorrow, 12/9/15.
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