captain bildad
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- age_at_retirement
- sixty
- description
- A stern and pious captain and part-owner of the Pequod, deeply concerned with religious conversion and the souls of his crew.
- occupation
- retired ship owner
- personality
- pious, stern
- physical_trait
- long, gaunt body; economical nap on chin
- religion
- Nantucket Quakerism
- religious_affiliation
- Christian
- role
- captain
- ship_affiliation
- Pequod
- temperament
- incorrigible old hunks, hard task-master
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- was_educated_inNantucket Quakerism
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- Captain Bildad received his original education according to the strict doctrines of Nantucket Quakerism.
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- Captain Bildad had not only been originally educated according to the strictest sect of Nantucket Quakerism
- invadedAtlantic Ocean
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- Despite his conscientious scruples against bearing arms, Captain Bildad 'illimitably invaded' the Atlantic during his sea-going career.
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- himself had illimitably invaded the Atlantic and Pacific
- invadedPacific Ocean
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- Despite his conscientious scruples against bearing arms, Captain Bildad 'illimitably invaded' the Pacific during his sea-going career.
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- himself had illimitably invaded the Atlantic and Pacific
- spilledLeviathan Gore
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- Captain Bildad, though a sworn foe to human bloodshed, spilled 'tuns upon tuns' of whale blood during his whaling expeditions.
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- had he in his straight-bodied coat, spilled tuns upon tuns of leviathan gore
- sailedCategut Whaleman
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- Captain Bildad captained the old Categut whaleman, where his harsh task-mastery led to his crew's severe exhaustion.
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- when he sailed the old Categut whaleman
- is_shipmate_withCaptain Peleg
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- Captain Peleg is identified as Captain Bildad's old shipmate, with whom he shares a long history and proprietorship of the Pequod.
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- talk from his old shipmate, Bildad
- readsBible
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- Captain Bildad is frequently seen absorbed in reading from his Bible, which he refers to as 'Scriptures' and a 'ponderous volume.'
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- seemed absorbed in reading from a ponderous volume
- is_proprietor_ofPequod
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- Captain Bildad is one of the principal proprietors of the whaling ship Pequod, sharing ownership and management responsibilities with Captain Peleg.
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- they being the principal proprietors of the Pequod
- proposes777th Lay
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- Captain Bildad proposes the extremely small 777th lay for the narrator, reflecting his stinginess in compensation.
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- the seven hundred and seventy-seventh wouldn’t be too much
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- 2026-03-02T00:07:25.889Z
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- is_part_owner_ofPequod
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- Captain Bildad identifies himself as one of the owners of the Pequod, sharing concern for its crew.
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- I am part owner of this ship, and feel concerned for the souls of all its crew
- associates_withDeacon Deuteronomy Coleman
- description
- Captain Bildad knows Deacon Deuteronomy Coleman and his meeting-house as a specific local religious institution.
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- Deacon Deuteronomy Coleman’s meeting-house?” and so saying
- givesThe Latter Day Coming; or No Time to Lose
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- Captain Bildad gives Queequeg a religious tract with this title, urging him to abandon his 'Pagan ways'.
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- took out a bundle of tracts, and selecting one entitled “The Latter Day Coming; or No Time to Lose,” placed it in Queequeg’s hands
- reminds_ofDeath and the Judgment
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- Captain Bildad invokes the concept of 'Death and the Judgment' to emphasize the seriousness of perilous situations.
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- did’st thou not think of Death and the Judgment then?
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- 2026-03-02T00:08:20.178Z
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