Template:Did you know nominations/Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick)


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The result was: promoted by PanydThe muffin is not subtle 22:22, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick)

 * ... that Melville used characters from Shakespeare, Milton, Sophocles and Aeschylus to create Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick)?
 * ALT1:... that British censorship destroyed the comparison of Captain Ahab to Milton's Satan?
 * ALT2:... that Melville's Captain Ahab (Moby-Dick) was the model for J.M. Barrie's Captain Hook?

Created by MackyBeth (talk). Self nominated at 20:20, 21 March 2014 (UTC).


 * Why has no one thought of writing this before? An excellent article for DYK. Date and length fine. AGF on book source. QPQ not needed as nominator has no credits. I think that ALT1 is the better hook. Good to go.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 10:22, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I added another hook, this time on Hook himself.MackyBeth (talk) 17:49, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I still think that ALT1 is better.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 18:31, 25 March 2014 (UTC)