Later in the novel Magwitch and Compeyson
What crime did Magwitch commit?
Together, Compeyson and Magwitch committed
fraud and other money-related crimes
. Both men were caught and thrown in jail with Magwitch getting 14 years in prison and Compeyson getting 7. Magwitch attacks Compeyson in prison and then escapes. Compeyson escapes too and Magwitch drags him back to prison.
Why is Magwitch a criminal?
Magwitch
wants to make sure that Compeyson pays for
what he has done – even if it means further punishment for himself. Although he is a criminal, Magwitch helps those who help him and tries to avoid getting innocent people into trouble.
What is Magwitch's role in Great Expectations?
Abel Magwitch. Magwitch is absent for much of the novel, but
functions as a major instigator for plot activity
. He is also key to changing the way Pip understands the world. After Magwitch appears in London and reveals himself as Pip's benefactor, he tells his life story to Pip and Herbert.
What is Magwitch's story?
Summary: Chapter 42
The next morning, Magwitch tells the young men his story.
He was an orphaned child and lived a life of crime out of necessity
. His earliest memory is of stealing turnips to feed himself. As a young man, he met a gentleman criminal named Compeyson and fell under his power.
Who broke Miss Havisham's heart?
Pip later learns from Herbert that
Compeyson
was the same man who broke Miss Havisham's heart. Pip decides he will take no more of Magwitch's money.
Did Pip and Estella get married?
Varied resolutions of Estella's relationship with Pip
Though Estella marries Drummle in the novel and several adaptations, she does not marry him in the best-known 1946 film adaptation.
In no version does she eventually marry Pip
, at least not within the timespan of the story.
What happened to Magwitch's fortune?
Magwitch's wealth, which had been supporting Pip—Magwitch worked hard and lived a rough life so that Pip could be a gentleman—
goes to the government (the crown)
because Magwitch dies as a convicted criminal. As Pip says: I foresaw that, being convicted, his possessions would be forfeited to the Crown.
Why is Mrs Joe mean to Pip?
Joe resents being responsible for Pip and emotionally and verbally abuses him
. Her husband Joe is subject to the same abuse, as she continuously reminds him of the shame he brings her by working as a lowly blacksmith. Mrs. Joe also physically abuses Pip whenever she gets mad, which is often.
Who married Estella?
And rather than marrying the kindhearted commoner Pip, Estella marries the
cruel nobleman Drummle
, who treats her harshly and makes her life miserable for many years.
Why does Pip not like Drummle?
Pip does not want Drummle to see Joe because he is ashamed of Joe's simple manners
. Drummle, described by Jaggers as the “blotchy, sprawly, sulky fellow” (ch 26), is Pip's nemesis. Drummle offends him and irritates him. He is a perfect stereotype of the spoiled gentleman: brutish, boorish, and mean.
Who paid Pip's debts?
Joe
leaves and pays off Pip's debts before Pip has a chance to speak with him. Pip decides that he will go back to the forge and work for Joe and that he will propose to Biddy.
Why did Estella marry Drummle?
Estella married Drummle
because she knew he was a terrible person and everyone would be perplexed and hurt that she married him
. She was more interested in hurting her suitors, because there were plenty of excellent men that wanted her. She married Drummle to spite them all.
Who loves Herbert?
Clara
is Herbert Pocket's love and fiancée. She lives at Mill Brook Pond at a boarding house with her irascible, alcoholic father (a retired ship's purser) who she tends to on hand and foot.
Why did magwitch make Pip a gentleman?
Magwitch wants revenge on society and uses Pip to do it. He wants to create a
wonderful gentleman to show society they were wrong about him
. … He wants to see Pip, will pay with his life if he has to, and is at peace with that.
