Billy Budd Flashcards

Billy Budd, Captain Vere, and John Claggart

A very handsome sailor on the ship HMS Bellipotent

He is very good-looking, naive, and innocent. He cannot identify the evil in others and is prone to stutter.

<p>Rights-of-Man</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Captain Graveling and The Red Whiskers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy's adversary on the Rights-of-Man; he hates Billy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>After The Red Whiskers punches Billy in an attempt to bully him, Billy retaliates, earning his respect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Captain of the HMS Bellipotent; nicknamed 'Starry Vere' for his aloof nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main antagonist; master-at-arms on the HMS Bellipotent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skinny, tall, pale, and dark-haired, with a protruding chin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Dansker; a wizened old Danish sailor who occasionally gives advice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual vs. Society, Conscience vs. Law, and the Vulnerability of Innocence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Christian Allegory, Suggestion through Names, Mutiny, and Primitive/Animal Imagery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ships symbolize society; the purser and surgeon symbolize faith and skepticism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy Budd is taken from the Rights-of-Man by Lieutenant Ratcliffe of the HMS Bellipotent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We find out that Billy was an orphan, left on a stranger's doorstep.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Great Mutiny at Nore</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impressment was the act of forcibly taking soldiers which led to mutiny.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Captain the Honorable Edward Fairfax Vere (Captain Vere, for short)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is a sea veteran, described as bookish and pedantic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>John Claggart; he acts as the police captain on the HMS Bellipotent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy Budd sees another newcomer being whipped, resolving to avoid a similar fate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He talks to the Dansker, who tells him Claggart dislikes him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He spills his soup on the recently cleaned floor of the mess hall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart remarks on the 'handsome' effect of the spill. Billy believes Claggart is being sincere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He says that Claggart dislikes Billy and cannot explain why; he is naturally bad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He hides his evil within, appearing normal while being sinister.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart envies Billy's looks and his innocence, as Billy has never faced malice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart decides that Billy didn't spill his soup on accident.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Squeak wrongly affirms Claggart's suspicions against Billy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He interprets the soup spill as a sign of Billy's hatred and increases his retaliation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is woken by a stranger asking if he would help if a mutiny occurred.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He stutters violently when threatened, showing his naivety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy wrestles with his conscience and talks to the Dansker again.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy sees a man he suspects to be the mutinous stranger but walks off without responding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He ignores the Dansker, who warns him about Claggart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most sailors are immature and juvenile, and Billy Budd is no different.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart still hates Billy; Billy still doesn't realize it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two officers associated with Claggart begin to dislike Billy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An enemy frigate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He tells Captain Vere that he suspects a mutiny forming onboard.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vere asks who Claggart suspects of mutiny and Claggart names Billy Budd.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is surprised and grows suspicious of Claggart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart lists accusations; Vere decides to ask Billy for himself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart accuses Billy of mutiny, leaving Billy stunned and speechless.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is thrown into a fury and accidentally kills Claggart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Claggart's death may be a blessing from God, but Billy must face consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The surgeon thinks that Billy should be detained until the case can be referred to the admiral.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He keeps it on the down-low and appoints a 3-person court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He denies Claggart's accusations and claims there was no malice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Why did Claggart invent a lie against him?'; Billy doesn't understand natural malice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He is guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Captain Vere breaks the news to Billy with a look of anguish.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ship speculates on Billy's predicament; Vere sets the record straight.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chaplain attempts to comfort Billy Budd, who does not fear death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy's shipmates gather to watch him. He yells 'God bless Captain Vere!' before hanging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy is laid to rest at sea; Vere is struck by enemy fire and murmurs 'Billy Budd.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy is sentenced to death despite his innocence due to societal laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vere urges judges to prioritize the law over their moral reservations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Billy's innocence leaves him unable to understand and protect against evil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parallels can be drawn between Christ and Billy; both were innocent and suffered unjustly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rights-of-Man suggests greater liberties, while Bellipotent is associated with war.</p> Signup and view all the answers