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Billy Budd is impressed from the Rights-of-Man to the British warship Bellipotent.
Chapter 1Budd tells Dansker of his fear of flogging; Dansker tells Budd Claggart is out to get him.
Chapter 9Claggart views this incident as antipathy for him; his hatred of Budd intensifies.
Chapter 11Budd, confused, asks Dansker for advice and is told it's part of Claggart's evil plot.
Chapter 15The Bellipotent is ordered far from the fleet but fails to chase down a French frigate.
Chapter 18Claggart tells Captain Vere of his suspicion that Budd is plotting a mutiny.
Chapter 18Budd is mute and paralyzed by Claggart's accusation. He strikes Claggart, who dies.
Chapter 19At Budd's trial Vere convinces the court officers to convict and condemn Budd to death.
Chapter 21Budd is hanged from the spar, crying "God bless Captain Vere!" as he dies.
Chapter 25| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Chapters 1–2 | The book opens with the narrator introducing the concept of the Handsome Sailor and his popularity among his fellow se... Read More |
| Chapters 3–5 | This chapter describes the mutinies that began among sailors on British naval vessels. In April of that year sailors i... Read More |
| Chapters 6–10 | At the beginning of this chapter the narrator introduces Captain Edward Vere, the commander of the Bellipotent. He is ... Read More |
| Chapters 11–13 | This chapter opens with the question, "What was the matter with the master-at-arms?" The narrator goes on to contempla... Read More |
| Chapters 14–16 | One night Budd is sleeping in his hammock on an upper deck with a group of other sailors. He is suddenly awakened by s... Read More |
| Chapters 17–20 | Budd notices Claggart seems friendlier to him. But Claggart's looks belie other feelings. Claggart's expression is sad... Read More |
| Chapter 21 | The narrator compares the line between sanity and insanity to the shading of colors blended into a rainbow. He says the ... Read More |
| Chapters 22–25 | Captain Vere goes into the stateroom to tell Billy Budd of the verdict and sentence. The narrator confesses nothing is... Read More |
| Chapters 26–30 | The ship's purser and its surgeon are dining together at the mess and conversing. The purser wonders if it was Budd's ... Read More |
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