1. Herman Melville
... judges on appearances and routines and becomes frightened because of his tattooed body and his worship ritual. However, in the following chapters, even though he mentions Queequeg as a "savage" he notes the civilized ethics of the individual such as the way he takes time to shave, even though it is with his harpoon. He finds Queequeg again at the Whaleman's Chapel ... , dragging Ahab down into the depths of the sea. The line, or hemp, is the only thing that can kill him, and it did. This is not unlike Shakespeare's Macbeth where Macbeth does not interpret the Weird Sister's prophecy corr...
- Word Count: 2135
- Approx Pages: 9
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School