Billy Budd
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There is much to be said about innocence. If one is with innocence than one can do no wrong. But that is not all to be said. Innocence is not always a good thing. It could make one naive or blind to certain evils. Like in the case of . Billy was innocent from evil and therefore could not see the ev ....
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.... plan was to get in favor of all the men on the ship and then turn them against the captain. Captain Vere responds by having Billy and Claggart meet in private where Claggart can openly accuse Billy of this crime. Fortunately, Claggarts attempt to destroy Billy for mutiny fails because he is struck down by Billy in one blow, ending the matter, but opening a much more serious one.
Claggart is also seen as attempting to destroy Billy due to his evil nature in general. Nothing depicts Claggart's e ....
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Word count: 681
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
