WHY ARE Miss Havisham relatives referred to as toadies and humbugs?
WHY ARE Miss Havisham relatives referred to as toadies and humbugs?
Miss Havisham has Pip support her as she walks with her cane around a great table with a decaying wedding cake upon it. That they are flatterers because they hope that Miss Havisham will bequeath money and property to them is the reason these “toadies” even come each year.
What is revealed about Matthew pocket a relative who is not present at the gathering?
what is revealed about matthew pocket, a relative who is not present at the gathering? the pockets are relatives of miss havisham. they “line their pockets with her money”. and matthew is not there, so he is apparently not a sycophant.
Who is Mr Pocket in Great Expectations?
Matthew Pocket, Miss Havisham’s cousin. He is the patriarch of the Pocket family, but unlike her other relatives, he is not greedy for Havisham’s wealth. Matthew Pocket tutors young gentlemen, such as Bentley Drummle, Startop, Pip and his own son Herbert.
What does Herbert tell Pip about Havisham?
Herbert subtly corrects Pip’s poor table manners, gives him the nickname “Handel,” and tells him the whole story of Miss Havisham. When she was young, her family fortune was misused by her unruly half brother, and she fell in love with—and agreed to marry—a man from a lower social class than her own.
Who does Pip end up with?
Estella
Does Miss Havisham die?
Miss Havisham dies because she goes too close to her fireplace in her distraught condition after asking Pip to forgive her. The material of her old wedding dress, which she has worn for decades, is so rotted that it immediately goes up into flames. Pip promises to do so.
What is Herbert’s nickname for PIP?
Handel
Why does Herbert Call Pip handle?
Herbert wants to give Pip a nickname to show their affection for one another. He dislikes Philip (Pip’s real name) as it sounds stuffy. He settles on Handel because the composer wrote a piece titled after blacksmiths (Pip’s trade).
Who does Pip believe is his benefactor?
Miss Havisham
What important facts does Pip learn about Miss Havisham?
Herbert explains that Miss Havisham’s mother died when she was young, and she was spoiled by her father until he remarried and had another child. A proud man, he was secretive about his second marriage (to a woman of lower class). This woman died, and Mr. Havisham introduced his two children to each other.