The Coral Island · Character
The Captain
Captain of the pirate schooner who captures the boys.
minor
Also known as captain, our captain
First appearance: xvii
The Captain's tie to Bloody Bill is one of the pressures that moves The Coral Island—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The ship's captain who declares the situation hopeless and orders the boat to be launched, but is lost when the foremast falls.
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With Bloody Bill (professional): Bloody Bill serves under The Captain as a pirate crew member, with a dynamic of authority and obedience. With Missionary (professional): The Missionary and The Captain interact as a…
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See The Captain in xviiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
Character groups
- Christianity and Conflict
- Protagonist
- Pirates and Mythology
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Ralph reaches the ultimate emotional and psychological peak of exh…
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- Bloody Bill
professional · negative
Bloody Bill serves under The Captain as a pirate crew member, with a dynamic of authority… How this plays out →
- Missionary
professional · ambivalent
- Peterkin Gay
rivalry · negative
- Romata
rivalry · negative
- Ralph Rover
rivalry · negative
- Jack Martin
rivalry · negative
- Bloody Bill
professional · negative
Bloody Bill serves under The Captain as a pirate crew member, with a dynamic of authority… How this plays out →
- Peterkin Gay
rivalry · negative
- Ralph Rover
rivalry · negative
- Missionary
professional · ambivalent
- Peterkin Gay
rivalry · negative
- Romata
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See The Captain in xviiIn the story
The Captain appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Departure—The Sea—My Companions—Some Account of the Wonderful Sights We Saw on the Great Deep—A Dreadful Storm and a Frightful Wreck
- XXIII
- XXV
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See The Captain in xvii