I think that out of the female antagonists, Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are the true villains because they both instigate the evil plans, but I believe Lady Macbeth is the worst because compared to breaking people’s hearts, the murder of a king is much worse. On the other hand, I do not think Estella is as villainous because if she was raised in better circumstances, she would not be like this. However, I think the audience or reader of the time will think they are all villains because they went
2015 “How does Havisham feel about her life, and how does the poet present her feelings?” “Havisham” is a poem based on “Miss.Havisham” on the novel “The Great Expectations”. But when you consider the fact this character is referred to as Miss Havisham in the novel Great Expectations, the titles takes on an interesting new twist. The missing “Miss” has an intriguing effects. First, it takes Miss Havisham’s gender out of the picture. When we read the title, we can’t be sure this is the Havisham we’re
that people strived for: an equal, classless society with no discrimination. This idea was often incorporated in literatures of the time, including The Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens. Although money and luxuries may seem attractive and appealing, through the development of Pip’s life, Charles Dickens sends a message to the audience that self-value and virtues are much more important than extravagant wealth. Marxism consists “a series of struggles between classes--between the oppressed
or boy... If ever anybody's hair stood on end with terror, mine must have done so then. But, perhaps, nobody's ever did?"(Dickens, 11) Charles Dickens increasingly captures the terror felt by a kid who has to do something of meaning or of great responsibility. I know how it feels when you are going to sneak around at night and do something, and so I was afflicted by how Dickens transformed the feeling into text in the book. Pip conveys these feelings in his head, to portray the literary device of