Billy Budd Discussion Questions

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Billy Budd Discussion Questions

This Study Guide consists of approximately 76 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Billy Budd.
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Research the Somers Mutiny Affair of 1842. Compare the events in that historical case to the events of Billy Budd. How did Melville depart from the events of the Somers case in his composition of Billy Budd? What events did he keep, and why?

Watch the video of the 1962 film adaption of Billy Budd. What aspects of Melville's novel do the filmmakers emphasize? What do you think of the way the film was cast—are the characters portrayed as you would have expected? What do you think of the musical score's contribution to the film's mood'?

The narrator refers to Claggart's attitude towards Billy as "monomania." What does he mean by this term" Is there an equivalent in modern psychological parlance9 Research how a modern psychologist might describe or explain Claggart's feelings towards Billy.

Research the history of impressment into the British Royal...

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