Captain Ahab's Revenge In Moby Dick

Captain Ahab and Roger Chillingsworth are evil in many different ways. Ahab wants to get revenge on a whale that took away his leg and Roger wants revenge on the priest that his wife cheated with. Although some people might disagree, Ahab and Rodger are different in few ways.

Captain Ahab grows insane on getting his revenge on the whale that ate his leg. He does everything he can to try to catch the big whale, but his efforts are done in vain as the whale remains alive even after the crew’s death. To motivate the crew to kill Moby Dick, Captain Ahab distributes a gold coin to each member. Due to his irrational obsession and stubbornness, however, Ahab’s goal ultimately gets he and his crew killed, expect for Ishmael. Moby Dick ends up escaping

Roger wants to eagerly find the father of Pearl, Hester Prims daughter, and pledges to do everything in his power to do so. After Roger finds out who his wife cheated with, he goes to his limits by trying to poison him and slowly kill him. Roger Chillingworth goes on a long quest to poison Dimmesdale and kill him, and is very pleased when he witnesses his victim becoming sicker and sicker. Roger Chillingworth laughs maniacly when he sees Dimmesdale becoming ill after know it was him who his wife cheated with. Chillingworth wants to harm him because he is responsible for putting the “A” letter on Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne becomes worried about Roger Chillingworth, as she senses that he is torturing Dimmesdale and disregarding his own health in the process.

In conclusion, Captain Ahab and Roger Chillingworth are evil in many different ways. Captain Ahab has to get revenge on Moby Dick because Moby Dick bites off his leg, and goes to extreme measures on trying to kill the whale once and for all. In the Scarlett Letter, Roger Chillingworth wants to kill the man who his wife cheated with. Roger goes to extreme measures on trying to poison Dimmesdale and ends up hurting him and