Captain Ahab's Obsession Of Hate In Moby Dick

The Passionate Obsession of Hate
Just like any unknown being, Moby Dick creates a good amount of awe and terror. Herman Melville created a masterpiece, many thought he was a lunatic and that after he wrote and published Moby Dick that he had completely gone mental. This is not the case however, the story that was created by Melville was a work of genius, and the beauty of the work itself is in the writing. The greatest aspect of the plot in its entirety was Captain Ahab’s distinct, passionate need for revenge, and how he was willing to sacrifice life and crew in order to finally catch and kill the enigmatic white whale that has plagued him since the loss of his leg.
Many people believe that to be considered a masterpiece a great piece of writing must be amazing all around, in style, plot, and characters. Melville creates a story that fully meets these requirements, while meeting these requirements he has his own tenacious way of doing so. Moby Dick was ahead of its time in many ways, like the relationship between Queequeg and Ishmael which, is a very accepting one in a time when this notion was not generally accepted. They were bosom buddies, one a white man the

This revenge which also kills not only him but his entire crew minus Ishmael, “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but un-conquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee” (Melville, 2003). Even though he was true to his aim he did not think to make sure he was clear of his line, and so in the end his own harpoon takes the great Captain Ahab down to his watery death. The harpoon of course represents Ahab’s revenge and hate, so in the end Ahab was killed by his own hatred whilst the whale still lives in the open-ended ending, which would be the ultimate ironic