"Mike Barker's Moby-Dick and the Role of Ahab's Wife"

While William Hurt's performance of Ahab seems more akin to a crotchety old man who can't find his car keys, there is one particular amplified character that makes the vision of both Mike Barker (director) and Nigel Williams's (screenplay) adaptation interesting to consider. [...]in t...

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Published in:Milton and Melville review 2011-07, Vol.4 (2), p.4
Main Author: Meyer, Joseph M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anderson, Gillian
Hurt, William
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Summary:While William Hurt's performance of Ahab seems more akin to a crotchety old man who can't find his car keys, there is one particular amplified character that makes the vision of both Mike Barker (director) and Nigel Williams's (screenplay) adaptation interesting to consider. [...]in the film she is also implicated in the destruction of Ahab, as she is unsuccessful in convincing her husband that he should not test God. [...]there is a shared sense of failure on the part of both Ahab's wife and Starbuck to make last ditch efforts at saving Ahab's soul.
ISSN:1936-9220
1936-9239