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    Expectations. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the entire male race. Compeyson wants revenge on Abel Magwitch because he has property and money in New South Wales. Arthur HavishamMiss Havisham half brother‚ wants his revenge on Miss Havisham because their father left her most of the money and estate. Pip does not realize that Miss Havisham and Abel are both using him for their revenge. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the male race because of what happened to her on her wedding day. Miss Havisham uses

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    Dear Jack‚ My beloved sweetheart bastard. Jilted me‚ destroyed me and crushed me into broken red pieces. I stink and remember the day we were waiting for so long‚ but you then decide to run away. Why? Why did you do this to me? Was it because of me? Or was there something wrong? The wedding gown that I wore is decaying‚ rotting and disintegrating away as days past from that heart breaking day. Don’t think it’s the only the heart that b-b-b-breaks‚ the soul also b-b-b-breaks. I waited and waited

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    scene where Miss Havisham walks down the stairs for the first time‚ the filmmakers used a good contrast of light and dark. Miss Havisham has a white cloud surrounding her‚ while everything else around her is dark‚ this technique is called low-key lighting. This scene is shot from a low angle‚ making Miss Havisham look bigger‚ more important‚ and more superior. They emphasise on Miss Havisham‚ because she is the main character in that scene. Seeing a scene like Miss Havisham walking down

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    Miss Havisham is the most important character in Great Expectations. How far do you agree? Miss Havisham appears regularly throughout the novel and is a key character. However‚ Pip is the protagonist‚ he is the one the book is about so he must be the most important character? This is what it would seem if you don’t look deeply enough: But I think the further you search‚ the more you will see how important Miss Havisham’s character really is and you will eventually conclude that she is most

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    adoptive mother‚ Miss Havisham to wreak havoc on the male sex. Even though they have the same purpose‚ and have similar qualities‚ both characters have different motives‚ level of ruthlessness‚ and intentions. Even though both characters seem to have the same goal‚ they do not have the same motives. Miss Havisham seeks to hurt all men possible‚ out of rage‚ and need for revenge. Estella‚ on the other hand‚ being raised by Miss Havisham‚ knows to do nothing else but that. Miss Havisham seeks revenge

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    “To assail with contemptuous‚ coarse‚ or insulting words or wrongly hurt by maltreatment”‚ the definition of abuse. Charles Dickens uses the dominant idea of abusiveness in his novel Great Expectations. He applies abusive behaviors in the personalities of his characters. Both the protagonist and antagonist are often treated poorly or routinely abused. The author uses negative aspects of their lives to highlight the emptiness and abusive environment of unhealthy relationships. In the

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    and unable to move on from the past is how Miss Havisham first appears to us in Great Expectations. Although wealthy‚ immensely so‚ she is deeply unhappy proving that money did not buy her joy. Living in a large house with the ironic name of Satis House‚ barricaded by fences and walls‚ she leads a lonely life‚ one of nearly complete seclusion with her only company being her family whom she doesn’t particularly care for. Despite this loneliness‚ Ms. Havisham prefers to be alone never accepting the company

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    Characterization of Miss Havisham In Great Expectations Miss Havisham is one of the many characters that had an in-depth background and perfect character flaws. Although she was very rich and elegant she had her own problems that ate away at her every day. A long time ago she was supposed to be marrying her husband. She waited and waited until it was twenty minutes to nine. At that time she received a letter stating that her groom would not be attending. She was utterly crushed. Throughout the book

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    Agony of the Heart In the Great Expectations movie Miss Havisham says‚ “The agony is exquisite‚ is it not? A broken heart. You think you will die. But you just keep living day after day‚ after terrible day.” This woman plays a key role in the theme of suffering. The readers see her in the past‚ being tortured by it. They see her actions causing it for multiple people. But sadly‚ in the all of what she has done‚ comes back to bite her. This causes her to be the one who suffers the most. This is

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    Estella‚ an adopted daughter of Miss Havisham‚ is extremely wealthy‚ prideful‚ ambitious and cold-hearted. Though Estella’s wealth seems to give her everything‚ she is not satisfied‚ and even claims that she “she has "no heart… no softness there‚ no—sympathy—sentiment—... ” (pg.186) Estella is manipulated by Miss Havisham to become the ideal girl for Miss Havisham. She has a very bold and strong character but is trapped within the confinements of Miss Havisham and society. She is regarded as a

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