Miss Havisham in Great Expectations

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Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is a wealthy, reclusive spinster who was jilted on her wedding day and lives frozen in that moment, exerting a haunting influence over the novel’s young protagonists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
recluse
spinster
adoptiveMotherOf Estella
appearsIn Great Expectations
appearsInForm novel
causeOfDeath burn injuries
createdBy Charles Dickens
diesIn Satis House
engagedTo Compeyson
firstAppearance Great Expectations (1860–1861 serial)
gender female
houseCondition dark and decaying
influences Estella
Pip
keeps rotting wedding feast
laterAction repents for her cruelty to Pip
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
livesIn Rochester (fictional town)
manipulates Pip’s feelings for Estella
maritalStatus unmarried
nationality English
notableFor being jilted on her wedding day
living in a decaying mansion
stopping all the clocks in her house
wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life
occupation wealthy heiress
personalityTrait bitter
manipulative
melancholic
vengeful
relationshipWith Estella
Pip
residesIn Satis House
socialClass upper class
symbolizes emotional stagnation
the decay of the upper class
the destructive power of revenge
themeAssociatedWith class and gentility
decay
frozen time
revenge
unrequited love
traumaticEvent abandoned at the altar
treatmentOf raises Estella to break men’s hearts
wealthStatus wealthy
wears tattered wedding dress
workPublishedIn All the Year Round (serialization of Great Expectations)

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Gillian Anderson role Miss Havisham in Great Expectations
Great Expectations character Miss Havisham
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Great Expectations (2012 film) character Miss Havisham
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Martita Hunt notableRole Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (1946 film)
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Florence Reed notableRole Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (1934 film)
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Great Expectations (2011 television serial) character Miss Havisham
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Great Expectations (1946 film) characterIn Miss Havisham
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Estella guardian Miss Havisham
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Estella wardOf Miss Havisham
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Estella adoptiveMother Miss Havisham
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Estella raisedBy Miss Havisham
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Estella adoptiveMother Miss Havisham
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Abel Magwitch hasBackstoryWith Miss Havisham
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Jaggers associatedWith Miss Havisham
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Great Expectations (2023 TV series) mainCharacter Miss Havisham
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Great Expectations (2012 film) character Miss Havisham
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Great Expectations (2012 film) helenaBonhamCarterRole Miss Havisham
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