starbuck

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• commandsWhaling Boats

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  Starbuck issues commands and encouragement to his crew in one of the whaling boats during the chase.

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  “Pull, pull, my good boys,” said Starbuck, in the lowest possible but intensest concentrated whisper to his men

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• serves_onPequod

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  Starbuck is identified as the chief mate of the Pequod.

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  He’s a lively chief mate, that; good man

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• commandsWhaling Boat

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  Starbuck, as the mate, is in charge of the whaling boat during the chase, giving commands to the crew.

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  Give way, men,” whispered Starbuck, drawing still further aft the sheet of his sail

• ignitesLantern

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  Starbuck manages to light the lantern to provide some illumination during the dark and stormy squall.

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  after many failures Starbuck contrived to ignite the lamp in the lantern

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• viewsSquid apparition

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  Starbuck perceives the appearance of the Squid as an event carrying significant portents.

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  If to Starbuck the apparition of the Squid was a thing of portents

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• commandsWhaling Boats

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  Starbuck issues commands to the men in the whaling boats, indicating his leadership role during the hunt.

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  “Stand by, men; he stirs,” cried Starbuck,

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• questionsAhab's Vengeance

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  Starbuck challenges Captain Ahab's motivation for chasing Moby Dick, arguing that vengeance is not a profitable or sound purpose for a whaling voyage.

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  I came here to hunt whales, not my commander’s vengeance.

• usesLance

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  As first mate, Starbuck stands ready with a lance, a secondary weapon for killing whales after they are harpooned.

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  his three mates stood at his side with their lances,

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• abhorsHunt for Moby Dick

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  Starbuck, in his soul, abhors his captain's quest to hunt Moby Dick and would gladly escape or frustrate it.

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  the chief mate, in his soul, abhorred his captain’s quest

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• usesWhaling-spade

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  Starbuck, as one of the mates, uses long spades to cut a hole in the whale's body.

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  Starbuck and Stubb, the mates, armed with their long spades, began cutting a hole in the body for the insertion of the hook just above the nearest of the two side-fins.

• cutsScarf

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  Starbuck, along with Stubb, simultaneously cuts the line called the 'scarf' as the blubber peels off.

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  simultaneously cut by the spades of Starbuck and Stubb, the mates;

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• deemsGinger-jub

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  Starbuck agrees with Stubb's sentiment, stating that the ginger-jub is 'poor stuff enough' for a harpooneer.

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  “I trust not,” said Starbuck, “it is poor stuff enough.”

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• referenced_byAhab

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  the incompetence of mere unaided virtue or right-mindedness in Starbuck

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• is_part_ofFirst Table

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  Starbuck, as one of Ahab's mates, is a member of the 'first table' in the Pequod's cabin.

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  Now, Ahab and his three mates formed what may be called the first table in the Pequod’s cabin

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• receives_orders_fromAhab

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  Starbuck, as mate, is expected to follow Ahab's commands, even if he inwardly disagrees.

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  whatever were his own secret thoughts, Starbuck said nothing, but quietly he issued all requisite orders; while Stubb and Flask—who in some small degree seemed then to be sharing his feelings—likewise unmurmuringly acquiesced

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• holds_roleHeadsman

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  Starbuck, as chief mate, holds the role of a headsman, commanding one of the Pequod's boats.

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  Starbuck, Stubb, and Flask, were momentous men. They it was who by universal prescription commanded three of the Pequod’s boats as headsmen.

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• is_affected_byCaptain Ahab

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  Starbuck, like the rest of the crew, is shown to be affected by Captain Ahab's grim intensity, no longer trying to check his smiles.

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  Starbuck no more strove to check one. Alike, joy and sorrow, hope and fear, seemed ground to finest dust, and powdered, for the time, in the clamped mortar of Ahab’s iron soul.

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• assistsAhab

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  Starbuck immediately carries out Ahab's command, helping to hoist him up.

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  Aye, aye, sir,” and straightway Starbuck did Ahab’s bidding, and once more Ahab swung on high.

• warnsAhab

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  Starbuck implores Ahab to cease his obsessive and dangerous pursuit of the White Whale, citing the misfortunes that have befallen him.

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• describes_asEvil Shadow

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  Starbuck refers to the missing Parsee as Ahab's 'evil shadow gone,' implying a negative influence or a foreboding loss.

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  thy evil shadow gone

• describes_asGood Angels

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  Starbuck uses the metaphor of 'good angels mobbing thee with warnings' to describe the numerous signs and misfortunes advising Ahab to abandon his quest.

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  all good angels mobbing thee with warnings

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• commandsStarbuck's boat

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  Starbuck commands the larboard boat, urging his crew to pull strongly with a focused emphasis on duty and profit.

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• refers_toYellow Boys

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  Starbuck identifies the 'outlandish strangers' as 'yellow boys' and expresses concern about their presence on the ship.

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  What think ye of those yellow boys, sir!” “Smuggled on board, somehow, before the ship sailed. (Strong, strong, boys!)” in a whisper to his crew, then speaking out loud again: “A sad business, Mr. Stubb!

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• is_chief_officer_ofPequod

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  Starbuck serves as the crucial chief officer on board Captain Ahab's ship, the Pequod.

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  in the important chief officer of his ship.

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• cries_toAhab

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  Starbuck desperately calls out to Ahab, urging him to abandon the relentless pursuit of Moby Dick.

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  Oh! Ahab,” cried Starbuck, “not too late

• stands_onBowsprit

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  Starbuck and Stubb stand together upon the bowsprit of the Pequod, catching sight of the approaching whale.

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  Starbuck and Stubb, standing upon the bowsprit beneath, caught sight of the down-coming monster

• prays_forStarbuck

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  Starbuck, facing imminent danger from the whale, prays for his own survival, asking not to die in a 'woman's fainting fit'.

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  Let not Starbuck die, if die he must, in a woman’s fainting fit

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• looked overLetter-bag

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  Ahab instructed Starbuck to inspect the letter-bag for a letter intended for one of Mayhew's officers.

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  Starbuck, look over the bag

• returned withLetter for Macey

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  Starbuck came back holding a letter that was in poor condition due to its storage.

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  Soon Starbuck returned with a letter in his hand

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• holdsLance

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  Starbuck and the other mates stand at Ahab's side, holding their lances during the ritual.

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  while his three mates stood at his side with their lances

• leans_againstMainmast

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  Starbuck is depicted leaning against the mainmast, deep in thought and internal conflict.

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  _By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it_.

• is_overwhelmed_byAhab

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  Starbuck feels overwhelmed and controlled by Ahab's madness, struggling with his own sanity.

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  My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!

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• has_family_inNantucket

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  Starbuck has a wife and child, like Ahab, and longs to return to them in Nantucket.

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  Wife and child, too, are Starbuck’s—wife and child of his brotherly, sisterly, play-fellow youth; even as thine, sir, are the wife and child of thy loving, longing, paternal old age! Away! let us away!—this instant let me alter the course! How cheerily, how hilariously, O my Captain, would we bowl on our way to see old Nantucket again! I think, sir, they have some such mild blue days, even as this, in Nantucket

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• expresses_misgivings_aboutAhab

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  Starbuck murmurs to himself, expressing an internal conflict that he might be disobeying God by following Ahab's commands.

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  I misdoubt me that I disobey my God in obeying him!”

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• helps_manageTyphoon

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  Starbuck, through strenuous exertions, assists in abating the effects of the Typhoon by cutting adrift damaged sails.

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  through the strenuous exertions of Starbuck and Stubb

• reports_toCaptain Ahab

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  Starbuck, in compliance with standing orders, goes to Captain Ahab's state-room to apprise him of the changed circumstances after the typhoon.

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  Starbuck had no sooner trimmed the yards to the breeze—however reluctantly and gloomily,—than he mechanically went below to apprise Captain Ahab of the circumstance.

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• viewsSquid

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  Starbuck interprets the apparition of the Squid as a foreboding omen, reflecting his superstitious side.

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  If to Starbuck the apparition of the Squid was a thing of portents

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• observesPequod

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  Starbuck watches the turbulent movement of the Pequod.

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  Starbuck watched the Pequod’s tumultuous way

• observesAhab

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  Starbuck perceives Ahab's ultimate doom but feels compelled to aid him in his destructive quest.

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  I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.

• holds_byshroud

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  During the typhoon, Starbuck maintains his position on the quarter-deck by holding onto a shroud.

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  Holding by a shroud, Starbuck was standing on the quarter-deck

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  the particular disaster to our own particular boat was chiefly to be imputed to Starbuck’s driving on to his whale almost in the teeth of a squall

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• securesBasketed Bowlines

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  Starbuck is the crew member responsible for securing the rope of Ahab's Basketed Bowlines, holding Ahab's life in his hands.

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  Starbuck being the one who secured the rope at last

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• feels_subjugated_byAhab

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  Starbuck expresses his feeling of being mentally dominated and tied to Ahab's will, despite his internal rebellion.

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  My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman! Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field! But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me! I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it. Will I, nill I, the ineffable thing has tied me to him; tows me with a cable I have no knife to cut.

• has_superior_status_toStubb

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  Stubb acknowledges Starbuck as his superior, indicating Starbuck's authoritative position on the ship.

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  Aye, aye, sir—(_Aside_) he’s my superior, he has his too, if I’m not mistaken.

• leans_againstMainmast

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  Starbuck is physically positioned against the Mainmast during his monologue.

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  _By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it_.

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• prefers_encounter_withMoby Dick

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  Starbuck expressed that he would rather have fought Moby Dick than have witnessed the unsettling sight of the great live squid.

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  Almost rather had I seen Moby Dick and fought him, than to have seen thee, thou white ghost!”

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• is_directed_toLife-buoy

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  Starbuck is given the responsibility of replacing the lost life-buoy.

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  Starbuck was directed to see to it;

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• contemplates_action_againstAhab

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  Starbuck wrestles with the thought of killing Captain Ahab to prevent him from leading the crew to doom.

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  But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

• has_wifeMary

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  Starbuck longs to survive to return to his wife, Mary, and his child.

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  Starbuck may survive to hug his wife and child again.—Oh

• has_childStarbuck's Child

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  Starbuck longs to survive to return to his wife and his child.

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  Starbuck may survive to hug his wife and child again.—Oh

• instructsMr. Stubb

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  Starbuck tells Mr. Stubb to go wake Ahab.

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  He’s too sound asleep, Mr. Stubb; go thou down, and wake him, and tell him.

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• serves_as_mate_toAhab

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  Starbuck, as the mate, holds a tackle-rope on deck and responds to Ahab's summons, showing his subordinate role.

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  he waved to the mate,—who held one of the tackle-ropes on deck—and bade him pause. “Starbuck!” “Sir?”

• fears_forAhab

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  Starbuck expresses deep emotional distress and pleads with Ahab not to proceed with the dangerous chase, showing his concern for his captain's life.

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  Oh, my captain, my captain!—noble heart—go not—go not!—see, it’s a brave man that weeps; how great the agony of the persuasion then!”

• remembersMary (Starbuck's wife)

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  In his moment of dread, Starbuck's thoughts turn to his wife, Mary, whose image begins to fade in his mind.

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  Mary, girl! thou fadest in pale glories behind me

• remembersStarbuck's Son

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  In his moment of dread, Starbuck's thoughts turn to his son, whose wondrous blue eyes he seems to see.

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  boy! I seem to see but thy eyes grown wondrous blue.

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• is_of_descentQuaker

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  Starbuck's family background is rooted in the Quaker tradition.

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  Quaker by descent.

• is_adapted_to_climateHot Latitudes

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  Despite his icy coast birth, Starbuck is physically well-suited to endure hot climates.

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  seemed well adapted to endure hot latitudes

• has_vitality_for_climatesall climates

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  Starbuck possesses an inherent vitality that allows him to thrive in both polar and torrid environments.

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  his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates

• has_confrontedThousand-fold Perils

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  Starbuck has calmly faced numerous dangers throughout his life, which are reflected in his eyes.

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  thousand-fold perils he had calmly confronted through life

• possesses_traitdeep natural reverence

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  Starbuck is endowed with a profound sense of natural reverence.

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  endued with a deep natural reverence

• is_inclined_tosuperstition

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  The solitary and wild nature of Starbuck's life strongly inclines him towards superstition.

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  strongly incline him to superstition

• has_memories_ofStarbuck's Wife

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  Starbuck's far-away domestic memories of his young wife influence his character.

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  domestic memories of his young Cape wife

• has_memories_ofStarbuck's Child

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  Starbuck's far-away domestic memories of his child influence his character.

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  his young Cape wife and child

• fearsWhale

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  Starbuck states that he will not have any man in his boat who is not afraid of a whale, indicating his own cautious respect for the creature.

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  who is not afraid of a whale

• kills_for_livingWhale

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  Starbuck's primary purpose in the critical ocean is to hunt whales for his livelihood.

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  to kill whales for my living

• has_fatherStarbuck's Father

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  Starbuck reflects on the tragic fate that befell his own father, who was killed by whales.

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  What doom was his own father’s

• has_brotherStarbuck's Brother

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  Starbuck remembers his brother, whose torn limbs were lost in the deep, indicating his death.

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  torn limbs of his brother

• is_susceptible_toSpiritual Terrors

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  Despite his bravery, Starbuck cannot withstand the more terrifying spiritual terrors.

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  yet cannot withstand those more terrific, because more spiritual terrors

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• is_onPequod

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  Starbuck is a member of the Pequod's crew, seen gazing from his boat's side, which is part of the ship's operations.

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  gazing far down from his boat’s side

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  Starbuck articulates his profound sense of wonder and belief in the deep, immeasurable beauty of the sea.

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  Starbuck lowly murmured:— “Loveliness unfathomable, as ever lover saw in his young bride’s eye!

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• is_crew_onPequod

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  Starbuck is a crew member aboard the Pequod, making observations about the approaching Jungfrau.

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  “What has he in his hand there?” cried Starbuck,

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  the staid Starbuck, his official superior, quietly resigned to him for the time the sole management of affairs

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• stands inWhaleboat

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  Starbuck positions himself in the front of the whaleboat, ready for action.

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  Starbuck stood up in the bows, lance in hand

• usesLance

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  Starbuck utilizes his lance to fend off whales and clear a path for the boat.

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  lance in hand, pricking out of our way whatever whales he could reach

• interacts withSmall Tame Cows and Calves

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  Starbuck engages with the young whales by scratching their backs with his lance, though refraining from harming them.

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  Starbuck scratched their backs with his lance; but fearful of the consequences, for the time refrained from darting it

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• reports leak toAhab

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  Starbuck enters Ahab's cabin to inform him about the serious issue of leaking oil in the ship's hold.

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  The oil in the hold is leaking, sir. We must up Burtons and break out.”

• mentionsPequod's Owners

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  Starbuck attempts to appeal to Ahab's sense of responsibility by invoking the potential reaction of the ship's owners to the leaking oil.

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  What will the owners say, sir?”

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• comments_onPip

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  Starbuck offers an observation on Pip's lunacy, suggesting it reveals 'heavenly vouchers'.

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  So, to my fond faith, poor Pip, in this strange sweetness of his lunacy, brings heavenly vouchers of all our heavenly homes. Where learned he

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  Holding by a shroud, Starbuck was standing on the quarter-deck

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