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18 Cards in this Set
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What are 5 of Ishmael's views on whaling
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-Coronation of Kings, use whale oil to coronate kings
-Whaling ships are as orderly as possible (117) -That everyone credits soldiers with courage, but they would be afraid of whales -Whalers are responsible for almost all lamps and candles in the world - Whalers have discovered many parts of the world such as Cape Horn, Peru, and Australia |
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Name the three harpoonists onboard the Peqoud
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Queequeg, Tashtego, Dragoo
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Describe Daggoo
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African
Very Dark Tall Wears Golden Loop Ear Rings Barbaric |
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Drescribe Tashtego
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unmixed Indian
from Martha's Vineyard longs black hair |
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Link the harpoonists and mates
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Queequeg-Starbuck
Stubb- Tashtego Flask-Dagoo |
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Describe Ahab-
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Scar (looks like a tree that was struck by lightning)
Leg was eaten off by Moby Dick Forceful, dedicated, fearless Paces the deck all night |
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Give three examples of Ahab's hate of Moby Dick
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-offers golden piece to the person who finds Moby Dick
- paces the deck all night, so often he leaves footprints - mates had to put him in straitjacket on way back from Moby Dick incident |
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Ishmael begins teh chapter by writing of his respect for anyone's religious beliefs, What does this show about our daring narrator?
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-He occaissionally crosses his word
-He's tolerant of others religion to the point of where your're hurting yourself |
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How religious would you say Bildad and Peleg are?
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not very
Ishmael gives crappy speech about god and Peleg says its the best speech hes ever heard |
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According to Peleg, why does a pious harpooner make for a bad one?
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he says it takes the shark out of him
he says it makes him less of a hunter |
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Names of Chapters
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 |
The Ramadan
His Mark The Prophet All Astir Going abroad Merry Christmas The Lee Shore |
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What does the Prophet tell Ahab to do?
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take Ahab's orders
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What is the theme of all of Ahab's stories
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Ahab is punished by god
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What is the meaning of the Prophet's name
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Elijah was the prophet in the bible that warned King Ahab
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name an example of foreshadowing in the book
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-the prophet incident
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A whaleship must be over/under stocked
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overstocked because its a long journey
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What does Ishmael see boarding the boat
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sailors
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define Lee Shore
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A shore toward which the wind blows and toward which a ship is likely to be driven.
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