When she sees the depth of Pip's feelings for Estella, Miss Havisham sees herself with Compeyson and remembers what she once was. Within a quarter of an hour we came to Miss Havisham's house, which was of old brick, and dismal, and had a great many iron bars to it. Miss Havisham stopped the clocks when she was jilted on her wedding day, so she wanted to get revenge on men through Pip and Estella. London isn't a gold-paved paradise; it's a filthy rat-hole. In chapter 8, Miss Havisham is exceedingly manipulative, "I stopped, fearing that I might say too much." See more ideas about Miss havisham, Great expectations and Great expectations quotes. When we look at the things she says, her motives are very clear. Feb 8, 2020 - Explore daretobevintage's board "MiSS HaViSHaM", followed by 4049 people on Pinterest. Her redemption is in seeing her sins and showing her remorse. Miss Havisham is a bitter recluse who has shut herself away since being jilted on her wedding day. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: He's not going to become a rich gentleman; he's going to become a hardworking shipping agent. Miss Havisham is an important feminine literary figure in the tradition of Antigone (though it's significant that Antigone is fighting to bury something and Miss Havisham refuses, as it were, to bury the corpse). His fortune isn't from Miss Havisham; it's from Magwitch. Miss Havisham is one of the main character's in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. She never leaves the house and has stopped all the clocks so that she is unaware of time passing. For such reasons I was very glad when ten o'clock came and we started for Miss Havisham's; though I was not at all at my ease regarding the manner in which I should acquit myself under that lady's roof. Miss Havisham's creation is her downfall, and Pip is her mirror. This implies that Pip is afraid of Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham Quotes in Great Expectations The Great Expectations quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Havisham or refer to Miss Havisham. She does the only thing she can do — takes responsibility for her actions. Pip has told Miss Havisham that he's not mad at her, he's forgiven her, all's well in Denmark, etc., etc. Miss Havisham is rich too, and deceives Pip by implying that she's his benefactor. Feb 8, 2020 - Explore daretobevintage's board "MiSS HaViSHaM", followed by 4049 people on Pinterest. Miss Havisham from Great Expectations is wrapped up in revenge. But, uh, there seems to be a tinge of aggression when Pip puts Miss Havisham's fire out.