1. Good Versus Evil in Billy Budd
Many themes relating to the conflict between Good and Evil can be found in Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd, Foretopman. ... Bellipotent, he calmly utters, "Goodbye, Rights of Man," a farewell to his ship and crewmates. ... Bellipotent, Billy faces destruction from a force which he does not and cannot comprehend (Gilmore 18). ... While most of the crew admired Billy for these qualities, John Claggart, Master-at-Arms for the H.M.S. ... Although many themes can be interpreted from the novella Billy Budd, it is obvious to most that the prevalent theme in the novella is the batt...
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