Billy Budd
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 (not in all editions)
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
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Natural Character and Appearance
Duty, Loyalty, and Camaraderie
Justice
Individual vs. Society
The Present vs. the Past
Storytelling, Rumor, and Truth
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Billy Budd
Captain Vere
John Claggart
The Dansker
The Surgeon
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Ship Names
Christian Imagery
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Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 (not in all editions)
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Themes
All Themes
Natural Character and Appearance
Duty, Loyalty, and Camaraderie
Justice
Individual vs. Society
The Present vs. the Past
Storytelling, Rumor, and Truth
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Billy Budd
Captain Vere
John Claggart
The Dansker
The Surgeon
Symbols
All Symbols
Ship Names
Christian Imagery
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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