Great Expectations;Clueless;William
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
.
Who played Hamlet in Great Expectations?
In Great Expectations,
Mr. Wopsle
plays Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Chapter 31 of the book details Wopsle’s ridiculous portrayal of Hamlet. His acting is terrible and awkward.
Does Pip love Estella?
Estella’s relationship with Pip
Estella states throughout the text that
she does not love Pip
. However, she shows numerous times in the novel that she holds Pip in a much higher regard compared to other men, and doesn’t want to break his heart as she does with the others that she seduces.
How old is Pip at the end of Great Expectations?
This story begins when Pip is seven years old and ends (with the alternate ending) when he is
nearly 35
.
Who does Pip marry in Great Expectations?
Before leaving, he does Pip one last good turn, paying off all of Pip’s debts. Pip rushes home to reconcile with Joe and decides to marry
Biddy
when he gets there.
What does Pip think of Mr Wopsle?
Pip thinks that
the convict Compeyson is following him
. Compeyson is the man who jilted Miss Havisham and betrayed Magwitch. Wopsle tells him that one of the two convicts that had escaped when Pip was a boy sat behind him in the theater.
Who is Miss Havisham’s brother?
In Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations,
Arthur Havisham
is Miss Havisham’s younger, rebellious half-brother who was a result of Mr Havisham’s affair with the cook after Mrs Havisham died.
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.
Who is Pip’s mother?
The orphaned Pip’s dead parents are named
Georginia and Phillip Pirrip
. Pip, the oldest of their six sons, is named Phillip Pirrip after his father. Pip’s five younger brothers died very young and are buried in the same graveyard as their parents.
What does Estella call Pip?
Estella calls Pip “
a common-labouring boy”
in chapter eight when Miss Havisham commands her to play cards with him.
What was Pip’s full name?
Pip, byname of
Philip Pirrip
, fictional character, the young orphan whose growth and development are the subject of Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations (1860–61).
How much older is Biddy than Pip?
Mrs Joe Gargery, Pip’s hot-tempered adult sister, Georgiana Maria, called Mrs Joe, is
20 years older
than Pip.
Who broke Miss Havisham’s heart?
Pip later learns from Herbert that
Compeyson
was the same man who broke Miss Havisham’s heart.
Who is wemmick’s girlfriend?
Miss Skiffins
is Mr. Wemmick’s love interest and, later, wife.
What are the 2 endings of great expectations?
THE TWO ENDINGS
Wilkie Collins, a close friend and author of The Woman in White,
objected to the not-happy ending Dickens first wrote for Great Expectations; Estella has remarried and Pip remains single
. Dickens then wrote a more conventional ending, which suggests that Pip and Estella will marry.
