... Herman Melville, emotions, and the actions based on them, play a considerable role in the fate of Billy Budd, Claggart and Captain Vere. Although the emotions vary depending on the individual, their actions all lead to their involuntary ... get the trail over with in secrecy. Due to this Captain Vere's prominent decision Billy hangs at dawn the next day. One may wonder if Vere's destiny would go about differently if Billy Budd was still alive. Seconds before Billy is hung he says "'God bless Captain Vere!'" to which " Captain Vere, either ... musket in the ship armorer's rack." This dem...

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