One of Claggart's main internal conflicts is his jealous envy of Billy Budd. Billy's overall makeup as a character is everything that Claggart wants to be. Billy is a healthy sailor, large in size, and not afraid of hard work. On the other hand, Claggart is small, with a dark pallid face and a weak chin, and not built for hard work, of which he constantly avoids. The young sailor's personal beauty deeply offends Claggart. Billy Budd is always popular with the crew, whereas Claggart is disliked by the crew members. Billy's goodness and innocence irritates Claggart. When the crew shows great interest in the Handsome Sailor, it reminds Claggart of how muc

Another internal conflict found within the antagonist, John Claggart, is his difficulty of understanding Billy Budd. Claggart represents everything that is evil in the world, and he doesn't apprehend Billy's innocence. Claggart's background is not quite evident in the story, but it can be suggested that he comes from a criminal background, based on the fact that he came on the ship and was immediately assigned to the least honorable section of the ship. Claggart made it to his position of "master at arms," through what is referred to in the story as an "ingratiating deference to superiors" but better known as a "suck up." Claggart doesn't know how it is possible for Billy Budd to come aboard ship, and immediately become popular among the crew members by his looks and demeanor alone. Claggart attempts to set Billy up, and accuse him of inciting mutiny. Claggart is truly a Satanic figure at work. One character, Squeak, hoping to the get in the good with Clagga

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