Moby-Dick
Who is Captain Peleg from Moby Dick and what is their importance?
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Peleg is a retired sailor and former captain of the Pequod who owns the ship along with Bildad. Peleg isn't a main character but he is the first to see Ahab's unsettling obsession. He compares Ahab the legendary horrid Biblical king of the same name.