Analysis Of Moby-Dick By Herman Melville

Abstract: There are many Analyst who would agree that the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, the whale is just half of what the novel is really talking about. They would also agree that Melville employs some sort of spiritual read by simply by providing scriptures and rephrasing verses from the Bible into the text. But what is it really about? What made Melville come up with this idea style of writing Moby-Dick? Other analyst who also asked themselves this questions, probably looked deeper into the novel doing tons of research figured out a possible solution. The solution that Melville was influenced by Shakespeare novel ‘Hamlet’ this has been established because of the allusions Melville makes to Hamlet are countless. Moby-Dick may be a contemporary version of Hamlet. This paper will illustrate how the characters of Moby-Dick counterparts with the characters in Hamlet, expanding the reason why the character in one works with the other.

How does Melville use hamlet

Melville Great American Novel consist of thousands of references, but especially references he ingrains on are both Biblical and Shakespearean myths.

When Melville wrote this novel he, he wanted to prove the superiority of American Literature and American Nation. The protagonist of the novel, Captain Ahab as the tragic hero-villain, his anger and bad behavior, describes Shakespeare’s dramatic technique, the Shakespearean language and parallel scenes, which shows the things Melville has acquired from Shakespeare. Though the depiction of character and the creation of the novel are Shakespearean, the novel’s greatness lies in its

originality.