What or who is Billy Budd?

Answer 1

Billy Budd is a simple american sailor who was impressed to serve aboard a british war-ship during the Napoleonic wars. It was such impression that lead to the American entering the war on the French side and starting what is known as the war of 1812.

Billy Budd simple ways charm the captain and crew of the war-ship but he draw the spite of the ship's master at arms. In a fallacious accusation of treason Billy in a fit of anger strikes the master at arms and kills him with a single blow.

The captain much against his wishes is forced to execute Billy. The crew revolts but just then a french battle ship appears and the men instead fight the french in honour of Billy.

Answer 2

Billy Budd is a novella by Herman Melville about a young sailor who is falsely accused of mutiny. The story explores themes of innocence and morality. Billy Budd is the protagonist and the title character of the novella.

Answer 3

Billy Budd was the protagonist of the eponymous novel by Herman Melville.

Billy is a good-looking, charismatic, and relatively innocent young sailor who is impressed into service in the British Navy (taken from the crew of another ship and forced to serve on a British Naval vessel). Through misfortune he winds up court-martialed for causing the death of another sailor who falsely accused him of mutiny and is hanged.