peleg
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- action
- hurried Captain Bildad
- authority_style
- high hand
- character_trait
- impenitent, generous, hot-tempered
- description
- A character who hurries Captain Bildad into a boat as they depart, indicating a role of authority or urgency.
- past_role
- first mate
- personality
- pragmatic, gruff
- relationship_with_Bildad
- argumentative
- role
- shipmate/fellow captain
Relationships
- overseesPequod
- description
- Captain Peleg is actively involved in overseeing the final preparations and departure of the Pequod.
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- Captain Peleg and Captain Bildad were going it with a high hand
- gives_orders_toStarbuck
- description
- Captain Peleg directly instructs Starbuck regarding the ship's departure preparations.
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- Now, Mr. Starbuck, are you sure everything is right? Captain Ahab is all ready—just spoke to him—nothing more to be got from shore, eh? Well, call all hands, then.
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:01.037Z
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- was mate withCaptain Ahab
- description
- Peleg served as mate alongside Captain Ahab during a previous perilous voyage of the Pequod.
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- thou went mate with Captain Ahab
- focused onLife
- description
- During the typhoon, Peleg's primary concern was the preservation of life for all hands on board.
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- Life was what Captain Ahab and I was thinking of
- considered riggingJury-mast
- description
- In the midst of the typhoon, Peleg considered the practical solution of rigging jury-masts to save the dismasted Pequod.
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- how to rig jury-masts
- considerednearest port
- description
- Peleg's thoughts during the typhoon also included navigating the damaged Pequod to the closest safe harbor.
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- how to get into the nearest port
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:24.188Z
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- argues_withBildad
- description
- Peleg and Bildad frequently argue, particularly over the appropriate 'lay' (share of profits) for crew members like Ishmael, reflecting their differing temperaments.
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- is_an_owner_ofPequod
- description
- Peleg is one of the principal and responsible owners of the ship Pequod, involved in its management and crew hiring.
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- between the two principal and responsible owners of the ship
- temporarily_commandsPequod
- description
- Peleg is temporarily commanding the Pequod while Captain Ahab remains unseen, handling immediate affairs like crew recruitment.
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- temporarily commanded, I stepped aside from the door to give egress
- knowsCaptain Ahab
- description
- Peleg claims to know Captain Ahab well, having sailed with him as mate years ago, and provides a detailed description of his character and history.
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- source_text
- I know Captain Ahab well; I’ve sailed with him as mate years ago
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:33.455Z
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- hurriesCaptain Bildad
- description
- Peleg takes decisive action to get Captain Bildad into the boat, indicating a sense of urgency for their departure.
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- source_text
- Peleg hurried him over the side, and both dropt into the boat.
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:19.686Z
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