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Billy Budd 3

Herman Melville describes the three main characters whose names are Claggert, Captain Vere, and Billy Budd. Movies give the audience a “summary” of the character’s personalities while books tend to elaborate the details of the characters. Even though Claggert, Vere and Budd’s personalities are presented differently in the book than they are in the movie, they do have some similarity.
In the movie Captain Vere is presented completely different than he is in the book. In the movie he is shown as a man who follows the law of the King's navy. He is able to ignore his feelings and follow the law set by people who have more power than he does. In the book, Vere has all of ...

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and the robot obeys. When Billy kills Claggert, Captain Vere has to decide whether or not Billy should be punished and if so, how he should be punished. He decides to hang Billy. Then the possibility of a revolt on the ship comes up. This revolt would probably cause the death of the Captain and his officers. If he lets Billy go, he would be going against the law that he has sworn to enforce. Since Vere is a law-abiding man, he decides to hang Billy. These ideas were also left out of the movie. This shows that sometimes movies can ruin a good book. What’s the answer? Watch a book with your mind.
Billy Budd's character in the movie does an exceptional job of acting out the character in the book. His name is even symbolic. The word Budd is like a flower that is just starting to grow and will eventually bloom. Billy represents youth, innocence and he always speaks the truth. Here is an example of his youthful innocence. Billy is signing his oath of allegiance to the King and he ...

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Added: 7/22/2004 11:01:10 PM
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