Hanging of Billy Budd

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English

 

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Sara K

 

Date added:

February 21, 2013

 

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University

 

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A

 

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He was described to be a "sweet, pleasant fellow" (pg. 5). Captain Vere liked Billy as much or more than the others, "?they all loved him!" (pg. 6) Because of this, he wondered what the best choice was: save Billy, or hang him? The decision to hang Billy was, in retrospect, the right one. If Captain Vere chose not to hang Billy, no one would have learned from his mistakes-including Billy himself...
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If Captain Vere chose not to hang Billy, no one would have learned from his mistakes-including Billy himself. Lack of punishment can lead to severe problems; Billy was so well liked by everyone, Captain Vere was in a very difficult situation. It was very unlike Billy to ever do something so rash; he brought out the best in everyone...
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