Estella Quotes

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  • Estella
    • 'I have no softness'
      • Estella makes it clear to Pip yet he still chooses to love/obsess over her
    • 'to deceive and entrap you'
      • Estella makes it clear to Pip yet he still chooses to love/obsess over her
    • 'seemed very proud'
      • All these quotes give an insight into Estellas personality
        • 'laughed contemptuously'
        • 'i laugh because they fail'
    • 'laughed contemptuously'
    • 'i am what you have made me'
      • Follows Haviishams wishes yet is still criticised by her
    • 'i devoutly believed her to be human perfection'
      • Pip idolises Estella throughout
        • Not a healthy relationship
    • 'the beautiful creature she had reared'
      • Dehumanistation of Estella contrasts how she is usually treated by others
        • Could possibly be because of her lower class roots??
    • 'i laugh because they fail'
    • Estella is a product of her sorroundings
      • Cold to others because she was never shown real affection

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