Moby-Dick · Character

Captain Ahab

Captain Ahab is a character in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

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Also known as Ahab, wild Ahab, moody stricken Ahab, old Ahab, awful Ahab, dark Ahab, crazy Ahab, L Ahab

First appearance: 0031-xxviii-ahab

The monomaniacal captain of the Pequod, obsessed with hunting the white whale Moby Dick to avenge his lost leg.