person

merchant ship commander

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Properties

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description
A stately and punctilious sea captain whose merchant ship touched at Rokovoko, and who was invited to Queequeg's sister's wedding feast, where he comically misused the punchbowl.
event_attended
wedding feast on Rokovoko
personality_trait
stately, punctilious
rank
sea captain

Relationships

  • visitsRokovoko
    description
    A commander of a merchant ship visited the island of Rokovoko and was invited to a local wedding feast.
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    a certain grand merchant ship once touched at Rokovoko
  • attendsQueequeg's Sister
    description
    The merchant ship commander was an invited guest at the wedding feast of Queequeg's young sister.
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    source_text
    this commander was invited to the wedding feast of Queequeg’s sister
  • misinterpretsCalabash Punchbowl
    description
    The commander, mistaking the punchbowl for a huge finger-glass, proceeds to wash his hands in it during the wedding feast.
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    source_text
    the Captain coolly proceeds to wash his hands in the punchbowl;—taking it I suppose for a huge finger-glass
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    2026-03-02T00:02:02.714Z
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