Great expectations Flashcards
list all the 23 characters
-Philip Pirip (Pip)
-Joe Gargery
-Miss Havisham
-Estella
-Magwitch
-Ms Joe Gargery
-Mr Wopsel
-Biddy Wopsel
-Mr Pumblechook
-Orlick
-Mr and Ms Hubble
-Mr Jaggers
-Wemmick
-Herbert Pocket
-Mr Mathew Pocket
-Bently Drummle
-Startop
-Clara
-Molly
-Miss Skiffins
-Mrs Brandley
-Mrs Wimple
-Compeyson
Places this takes in
Village in North Kent, market town in Satis house, London
Who is Philip Pirip
-main character
-orphan raised by his siter and her husband
Who is Joe Gargery
-blacksmith
-husband of Pip’s sister
-friend of Pip
-abandoned by Pip
Who is Miss Havisham
-rich old lady
-jilted on her wedding day
-still has the items from her wedding day
-raised her adopted daughters to be a man-hater
Who is Estella
-adoptive daughter of Miss Havisham
-Biological daughter of Molly and Magwitch
-raised to hate on men
Who is Magwitch
-convict whom Pip helped
-donner of Pip
-has a life sentence and dies while trying to escape
Who is Ms Joe Gargery
-Pip’s sister
-has brain injury from being attacked from a leg iron
-dies later on
Who is Biddy Wopsel
-Pip’s teacher
-Had a crush on Pip
-helps run the house after Ms Joe’s accident
-later married Joe Gargery
Who is Mr Wopsel
-parish lay clerk who wanted to be a clergyman
- leave his church to be a actor in London, fails
-his great expectations are comic parallel to PIp’s
Who is Mr Pumblechook
-Joe’s Uncle
-bullied Pip
-take some credit for Pip’s good fortune
Who is Mr and Mrs Hubble
-friends of Mrs Joe
Who is Orlick
-Joe’s employee
-attacks Mrs Joe and tried to kill Pip
-robs Mr Pumblechook and is in jail
Who is Mr Jaggers
-criminal lawyer in London
-administrator of Pip’s inheritance
Who is Wemmick
-Mr Jagger’s clerk
-has different personalities for his work and personal life
-advisor and friend of Pip
Who is Herbert Pocket
-Pip’s best friend
-uncommon gentleman
Who is Mr Mathew Pocket
-Pip’s teacher
-Herbert’s dad
-educated gentleman
-does not flatter Miss Havisham
Who is Bentley Dummle
-Pip’s enemy
-marries and abuses Estella
Who is Startop
-tenant of Mr Pocket
-friend of Pip
Who is Molly
-Mr Jagger’s housekeeper
-accused of murder but then freed
-Estella’s mother
Who is Miss Skiffins
-Wemmick’s girlfriend and later bride
Who is Clara
-Herbert Pocket’s girlfriend and later bride
Who is Mrs Whimple
-elderly woman whose house Magwitch hid in
Who is Compeyson
-Magwitch’s onetime partner in crime
-reason Magwitch was sent to prison
-becomes and informant to the police and helps recapture Magwitch
Who give Pip money
Magwitch
Why does Magwitch give Pip money
out of gratitude for Pip saving him
what does he realise once he know Magwitch is his donner
he abandoned everyone around him just so he could be a gentleman
what false expectations does Pip have
-being a gentleman
-marrying Estella
-being uncommon
what does Pip do to reach his expectations
hurt those who have been kindest to him
which 3 character have bad qualities and why
-Orlick - hits Mrs Joe, tried to kill Pip
-Bentley Dummle - baits Pip, steals Estella
-Compeyson - hunts Pip and Magwitch, help police to capture Magwitch
Summary Part 1 (7)
start - friends with Herbert Pocket
-Pip meets an escaped convict and helps him
-Convict is captured but Pip’s help is not revealed
-Pip is sent to Miss Havisham to entertain her
-Pip falls in love with Estella
-Pip becomes a blacksmith apprentice
-a donner left Pip money, he moves to london and Mr Jaggers is his administrator
-becomes friends with Herbert Pocket
Summary Part 2 (11)
friends with Herbert Pocket -
-Pip is ashamed of Joe and Biddy
- 24 birthday, Pip learns that Magwitch is his donner
-realises he mistreated Joe and Biddy
-Herbert Pocket and Pip protect Magwitch
-Magwitch dies and Pip finds out Estella is his daughter
-Estella marries Dummle
-Miss Havisham leave Herbert Pocket money before dying
-Pip visits Joe and Biddy who married each other
-Pip and Estella meet after many years
-Drummle died and Estella remarried
-Pip and Estella part as friends
What is the theme
-ambition
-greed
-envy
-pride
-arrogance
-ingratitude
-unkindness
-humility
What genre is this
Bildungsroman genre - growth of main character from lost child to mature adult
What is mood
grotesque tragicomic - mix of tragedy and comdey
which character represent grotesque mystery
-Miss Havisham
-Molly
What is the dominant mood
darker like tragedy
What are the gothic features (10)
-bad weather
-damsel in distress
-villain
-isolated setting
-fear
-the supernatural
-death
-extreme emotions
-omens
-mystery
what 3 things must you look at when looking at an extract
-symbolism
-setting
-characters
-imagery -words paint a picture
techniques
-personification
-metaphor
-simile
-sensory imagery
-diction - word choice
-irony
what to do with an extract
D- deconstruct Q
R - read, understand and highlight extract
A- analyse quotes
E- eliminate irrelevant quotes
M- make a plan
Who is Mrs Brandley
old widow who lived with Estella at Richmond
