those questions at sufficient length.(64) Pip tells us that his sister had a “hard and heavy hand” and that she was "much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me.” (6)Then there is Estella. She is the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham‚ and the girl that Pip is in love with. Estella verbally abuses Pip‚ calling him boy and mocks his boots and coarse hands and often says to him that he is common. Since Pip is habitually mistreated‚ he expects to be abused and is comfortable being
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Explore the ways Shakespeare and Dickens present human weakness in the texts you have studied. In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare presents human weakness through the characters. At the start of the play Shakespeare presents the theme of love‚ which is shown through the character Romeo. Romeo is portrayed as a confused boy yearning for Rosaline’s love. His unrequited love clouds his mind and his judgment. However‚ later on‚ when Romeo becomes devoted to Juliet he becomes more of a man. This
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his love for Estella‚ a beautiful and proper girl of the upper-class. Pip becomes intrigued by Estella the moment Ms. Havisham‚ Estella’s guardian‚ has him over to visit. Ms. Havisham encourages and strengthens Pip’s feeling for Estella by always reminding him of Estella’s beauty and intelligence. As Pip grows older‚ his love for Estella never fades. Pip becomes confused when Estella makes him think that he may have a chance with her when in reality she doesn’t love him at all. Estella is incapable
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the ashes of the bridal feast. But‚ in the funeral room‚ with that figure of the grave fallen back in the chair fixing its eyes upon her‚ Estella looked more bright and beautiful than before‚ and I was under stronger enchantment” This quote was a metaphor for Pip’s love of Estella. Estella was the girl who took care of Ms. Havisham. Ever since they met Estella was
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tale just is not a fairy tale. Charles Dickens knew this‚ and the characters in Great Expectations have corresponding parts to the typical ones found in fairy tales – however‚ some of the characters’ positions in the book are a bit deceiving. Miss Havisham is a main instance. The first few times Pip is summoned to her mansion‚ he finds her to be creepy and odd‚ comparing her to a skeleton he saw in the marshes once. Once he falls into his riches‚ however‚ he is certain that they were
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Social and financial status play a big role in our environment today. The wealthy tend to get more recognition for having more money and the lower class tend to get a bad reputation of being uneducated people who have no rights as citizens. Social status in a large town relates to how well people treat a person and see them as they represent themselves throughout the community. In the book Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens explains wealth and popularity in the 1800 ’s as a key factor of life
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their life and goodwill from others. In Great Expectations‚ by Charles Dickens‚ Pip is kind and caring to Estella; however‚ Estella disregards Pip’s appearance and apparent station in society‚ which she considers beneath her. Pip’s actions and beliefs are vindicated when he lives a happy and peaceful life while Estella is abused by her husband similar to how she misused Pip in the past. Estella is mistreated and disregarded by Bentley Drummle
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persons such as Miss Havisham‚ Pip and Estella from Joseph Hardy’s visual text‚ Great Expectations are characters who are succumb to the illusionary world. Through characterization‚ actions of characters‚ symbols and camera techniques in the visual text‚ both authors uniquely display the detrimental factors of living in the illusionary world and highlight the long term effect through the characters’ actions. The disposition of Amanda Wingfield in text one and Miss Havisham in text two displayed
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mothers as they conform to the Victorian ideal of womanhood. The fate of the women who do not conform to the stereotype of early Victorian England is quite different but consequentially much more interesting to the reader. Mrs. Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Estella do not fit the Victorian stereotype of a good wife or mother. Consequently‚ when these women are segregated by what is considered the norm. Mrs. Joe Gargery‚ who has not even got the benefit of an identity separate from her husband is referred
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and the convict and becomes closely aquatinted with Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella. He soon becomes infatuated with their lifestyle and Estella’s beauty. As Pip continues his expectations‚ he comes into the possession of money from an anonymous benefactor and changes into an egotistical snob and develops selfish dreams for the future. It is not until his benefactor‚ the convict who is Magwitch and also the father of Estella‚ is revealed that Pip begins to change himself. His goodness
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