he is obsessed with killing moby dick because he lost his leg and got a huge scar on his face from him.
Captain Ahab is the character who hunted Moby Dick in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.
Captain Ahab was the captain of the Pequod in the novel Moby-Dick. He is on a quest for revenge against the white whale, Moby Dick, which leads to the tragic end of the ship and its crew.
Captain Ahab is obsessed with hunting down and killing the white whale, Moby-Dick, who had injured him in a previous encounter. Ahab sees Moby-Dick as a representation of evil and a personal nemesis, driving his relentless pursuit despite the risks to his crew and ship. His obsession with Moby-Dick consumes him, leading to his ultimate downfall.
In the 1956 film Moby Dick , Ahab was played by actor Gregory Peck .
Captain Ahab's ship, the one he hunts for Moby Dick in, is called the Pequod.
Captain Ahab.
The antagonist of the novel Moby Dick is Captain Ahab, the obsessed and vengeful captain of the whaling ship Pequod who seeks revenge on the white whale, Moby Dick, for taking his leg during a previous encounter.
In the 1956 movie adaptation of Moby Dick, Gregory Peck plays Captain Ahab.
Captain Ahab is the captain in the novel Moby Dick who is obsessed with killing the whale, Moby Dick. He seeks revenge on the whale for taking his leg in a previous encounter and becomes consumed by his quest for vengeance.
The first mate, Starbuck: "Captain Ahab, I have heard of Moby Dick - but it was not Moby Dick that took off thy leg?"
Tashtego was the one who asked captain Ahab. He said if the white whale was named Moby Dick.
Captain Ahab devotes his life to catching the great whale, Moby Dick, in the book "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville. Ahab's obsession with hunting the whale drives him to seek revenge for the injuries he suffered from Moby Dick, leading to a tragic and fateful pursuit.