Moby-Dick Questions and Answers
In Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, what happens to Moby Dick at the story’s end?
What is the main theme in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick?
Imagine you are Ishmael in Moby Dick, and you write a letter to your family about your first attempt to catch the whale. Explain how you felt when the boat broke and when you fell into the water.
Describe the major conflict in the story of Moby Dick. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist?
What are the similarities between the story of Moby Dick and Jonah, the prophet in the Bible who was swallowed by a big fish?
Why does the crew choose to follow Ahab in his mission to kill Moby Dick? Herman Melville's Moby Dick
Please explain "tragic sense" in relation to Moby Dick.
Why do you think the first attempt to catch a whale was and unsuccessful in Moby Dick? Do you think that Ishmael and Queequeg felt disappointed?
What do Captain Ahab and the whale symbolize in Moby Dick?
What is the narrator's perspective on the sea and sailing in Moby Dick?
What literary devices are used in the novel Moby Dick?
Compare and contrast Captain Ahab and Ishmael in Moby Dick.
Why does Ishmael alone survive at the end of Melville's Moby Dick?
What happens to Ahab, Moby Dick, and the Pequod at the end of the novel?
What are three events from "Moby Dick"?
What kind of figure of speech is the quote from Moby Dick?: "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me."
"Ambition destroys its possessors". Discuss Ahab's character in Moby Dick in the light of the above statement.
What is the central theme of Moby Dick?
What are some major conflicts in Moby Dick?
In Moby Dick, why did Ahab seek revenge?
Who owns the "Pequod" in "Moby Dick?
In what ways is Herman Melville's Moby Dick an allegory? What enlightenment does the ending of the novel reveal?
Read This Excerpt From Herman Melville’s Moby-dick. What Characteristic Of Romantic Literature Does It Contain?
How is Starbuck contrasted with Captain Ahab? Who do you think is right? Why?
What does Starbuck symbolize in Moby Dick?
In Moby Dick, what is the meaning of the "sea," the "coffin" and the "doubloon."
What does Ishmael notice about Ahab's appearance?
Where does Ahab say he will search for Moby Dick?
What is Moby Dick about?
Do you admire, despise, or pity Captain Ahab? Explain.
What was the climax and the goal of Moby Dick?
What does Ahab offer the crew member who spots Moby Dick?
What reward does Ahab offer his men if they capture the white whale in Moby Dick?
What does Ahab offer to the crew member who spots Moby Dick?
In Moby Dick, what are Starbuck's misgivings about Ahab's pursuit of the great white whale?
Why does Melville present different perceptions of the whale in Moby Dick?
What are the preternatural elements in Moby Dick?
What are some personality traits of Ishmael in the first 3 chapters of Moby Dick?
What figure of speech was found in Moby Dick, by Herman Melville? Please give page number and paraphrase the sentence.
How do you account for the "magnetism" between Ahab and his crew?
What does Moby represent to Ahab, Starbuck, and the crew of the Pequod?
Moby Dick Metaphor
Is there any significance to Ahab having a leg of whalebone?
How did Stubb convince the captain of the Bouton-de-Rose to release the dead whales in Moby Dick?
What is the rising action and climax to the story Moby Dick?
Moby Dick symbolizes three different meanings for three different characters. What are the 3 characters and the meaning of each?
What does whiteness symbolize in Moby Dick?
Why did Starbuck protest Ahab's intention to kill Moby Dick?
What is the major conflict in the novel Moby Dick?
How does Moby Dick represent the whaling industry?
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