How Does Captain Ahab Present Evil In The Scarlet Letter

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In “Moby Dick”, written by Herman Melville in the 1850’s, Captain Ahab describes evil. In “The Scarlet Letter”, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1851, Roger Chillingworth is evil. Captain Ahab and Roger Chillingworth have very similar ways of the way they portray evil in both of the stories. They both portray evil in their own and different ways. Captain Ahab tries to get revenge on a white whale, while Roger Chillingworth is trying to get revenge on Arthur DImmesdale. Roger Chillingworth and Captain Ahab both are trying to seek revenge on those who did them wrong. First, Captain Ahab gets his leg bit off by a big white whale, which is called Moby Dick. Ahab tries to seek revenge on the whale by going on a ship and trying to find …show more content…

Chillingworth is focused on trying to figure out who he was replaced with for two years. Captain Ahab is focused on finding the white whale, Moby Dick, and killing him. Since they both become so focused on their one thing, they both become insane. Captain Ahab makes death threats to people, but he eventually dies with his crew. Roger Chillingworth tricks Dimmesdale into thinking that he is trying to help him. Roger Chillingworth and Captain Ahab have both turned insanely crazy because they are so focused on getting the revenge that they want. Roger Chillingworth starts pulling Dimmesdale in and tricking him. Captain Ahab is still trying to find and kill Moby Dick while they are on their voyage. Both men are not stopping until they can’t go anymore. Captain Ahab finally gets out on small boats and tries to kill Moby Dick but instead he is the one who dies, and Moby Dick still lives. For Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale is the one who dies, so Chillingworth got the revenge that he wanted. Roger Chillingworth and Captain Ahab are both very evil and insane. The two men have different situations in the way they are evil, but the way they portray the evilness makes them

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