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Why does Starbuck accuse Captain Ahab of blasphemy?
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March 7th, 2011
It was made way before my time, but I recently saw a DVD of Moby Dick with Gregory Peck as Ahab.
Actually, a pretty good movie.
One of the best scenes in the movie is when Starbuck, the Quaker First Mate, accuses Ahab of blasphemy.
The reason is that Ahab is bent on revenge against a beast that acts only on instinct.
It certainly makes Ahab seem strange (although he sees Moby Dick as something other than simply a whale), but what is Starbuck’s basis for calling it blasphemy?
I am not sure I understand a Quaker’s definition of blasphemy.
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