Pip's progress, Miss Havisham, Estella, Magwitch, Jaggers, and themes of class, ambition, and guilt.
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- What is Pip's full name?
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Philip Pirrip
- What is Pip's occupation as a child?
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Blacksmith's apprentice
- What does Pip initially believe his great expectations are?
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That he will become a gentleman through a mysterious benefactor
- Who is Pip's actual benefactor?
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Magwitch
- Who does Pip wrongly believe is his benefactor?
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Miss Havisham
- What does Pip learn about the relationship between class and worth?
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That social class does not determine character or true value
- What does Miss Havisham wear constantly?
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Her decayed wedding dress
- Who abandons Miss Havisham before their wedding?
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Compeyson
- Why did Miss Havisham stop all the clocks in her house?
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To mark the moment she was abandoned
- Who is Miss Havisham's adopted daughter?
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Estella
- What is Miss Havisham's purpose in raising Estella?
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To use her to break men's hearts as revenge for her own betrayal
- Who are Estella's biological parents?
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Molly (her mother) and Magwitch (her father)
- How does Estella describe her capacity for emotion?
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She has no heart and cannot feel love
- How does Pip respond emotionally to Estella?
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He falls in love with her despite her coldness
- What truth is revealed about Estella's early life?
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She was taken from her mother as an infant and raised abroad