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"Billy Budd" by Herman Melville: Captain Vere


In the novella "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville, Captain Vere is the "
tragic hero". he is neither good nor evil, but rather a man whose concept of
order, discipline, and legality forces him to obey the codes of an authority
higher than himself even though he may be in personal disagreement.
Captain Vere is sailor that is distinctive even in a time of renowned
sailors. He has noble blood in him, but his advancement through the naval ranks
to that of captain is due more to his outstanding service and personal merits
than through any connections that he may have had. He was made a post-captain
because of his "gallantry in the West Indian waters as flag-lieutenant under
Rodney in that admiral's crowning victory over De Grasse".
Captain Vere is a rather surprising man to be a captain, for when he is
dressed as a civilian he would never be taken for a sailor. For example, he
never used nautical terms in his everyday......

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