A character in Moby Dick; Or, The Whale
Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Melville, Herman
A pious, thrifty retired Quaker captain and co-owner of the Pequod, forever reading his Bible while driving a hard bargain.
Inside the story
Bildad is a pious, thrifty retired Quaker captain and one of the owners of the Pequod. At the story’s outset, he helps oversee the whaling ship with his fellow owner, Peleg, while keeping his Bible close and driving a hard bargain.
A lean, staid, elderly Nantucket Quaker in a broad-brimmed hat and plain drab coat, spare of frame and severe of expression.
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