【正确答案】正确答案：Ahab is the tyrannical captain of the Pequod who is driven by a monomaniacal desire to kill Moby Dick, the whale that maimed him on the previous whaling voyage. Despite he" s a Quaker, he seeks revenge in defiance of his religion" s well-known pacifism. He ultimately dooms the crew of the Pequod(save for Ishmael)to death by his obsession with Moby Dick.