# Starbuck — Moby-Dick character guide

> Starbuck in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Starbuck, the staid Starbuck, humane Starbuck

**First appearance:** 0026-xxiii-the-lee-shore

## Who they are

The first mate of the Pequod, a prudent and religious Quaker who questions Ahab's dangerous obsession.

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