It was Captain Ahab.
The first mate, Starbuck: "Captain Ahab, I have heard of Moby Dick - but it was not Moby Dick that took off thy leg?"
Because Starbuck doesn't want Ahab to kill Moby Dick because Moby Dick didn't had the fault that Ahab lost his leg.
twice at first moby dick ate his leg that's why he is trying to get revenge,then he they spotted moby dick and went after him ahab was kiliing him with his harpoon but her drown and died.
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 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.
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.
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No. Moby Dick is a book.