Great Expectations-characters Flashcards
The narrator of the story who tells of his rise to wealth
Pip
Phillip pirrip
The kind blacksmith that married pips sister
Joe Gargery
Pips abusive older sister who constantly reminds pup of all that she does for him
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Georgina M’ria
The young girl from pips night classes who helps with pips sister after the attack and later marries joe
Biddy
Joes pompous, self important uncle who arranges for pip to visit miss havishams house and who arrogantly assumes himself to be the reason for pips good fortune
Uncle pumblechook
Joes assistant in the forge, who is responsible for the attack on Mrs. joe and later tries to kill pip
Dolge Orlick
The inscription of the tomb stone of pips father
Phillip Pirrip, late of this parish
The inscription of the tomb stone of pips mother
Georgina, wife of the above
The names on the five little “lozenges” or tombstones next to those of pips parents
Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, roger,
Escape convict, Estella’s father
Magwitch
The strange reclusive woman who was abandoned and swindled by her fiancé on her wedding day
Miss Havisham
The beautiful and haughty adopted daughter of miss havisham who taunts and attracts pip
Estella
Miss havishams toady relatives who pretend to care but are waiting to inherit all her money
Pockets
An immensely successful London trial lawyer. Aka bootyface
Mr. Jaggers
The chief clerk for jaggers
John wemmick