" The protagonist is initially hated by Red Whiskers but is eventually made amenable to him because he hits him.
The events in this novel are turned into a ballade in the final chapter, which sees the titular character "in the Darbies." The protagonist is initially hated by Red Whiskers but is eventually made amenable to him because he hits him. At one point, an afterguardsman tries to bribe the title character at a balcony with a pair of coins before which one character's underling Squeak convinces his master that the protagonist's soup spill is no mere accident. Dansker tries to report what's happening to the protagonist in this tale set aboard the HMS Bellipotent. Captain Vere sentences for the titular character to be hanged after striking John Claggart. For 10 points, name this Herman Melville novel about the titular foretopman.
The events in this novel are turned into a ballade in the final chapter, which sees the titular character "in the Darbies.
{Billy Budd}