Miss Havisham Quotes

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Miss Havisham can be symbolized as one of the main antagonists of the novel. She had never lived life to its fullest, after she was left at the altar. After her wedding incident, she stopped bathing; stopped all the clocks in her home; never left the house, as shown by quote number one; and never took off her bridal dress. The image of Miss Havisham’s bridal cake shows that she held on to everything from the past, no matter how disgusting it made her life; consequently, making herself miserable. She might as well have died right after her wedding went wrong.

Miss Havisham always wanted more from life; the image of the mansion she lived in, ironically, represents the opposite, which is why it is important. Moreover, the mansion’s name was Satis manor which is Latin for “enough”, something Miss Havisham would never have achieved.
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The image of her watching Estella play with Pip and quote number three represent her plan, using her daughter as her weapon, without regards for her life as

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