Havisham Quotes

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  • Havisham Quotes
    • 'If she wounds you, love her'
      • This shows the dedication that Havisham feels towards her cause
        • This shows how troubled Havisham actually is; she wants Estella to break the heart of a young child
    • 'Break their hearts and have no mercy'
      • This allows the reader to understand Havishams intentions with Estella
    • 'What have I done?'
      • The repetition of this rhetorical question shows that Miss Havisham has begun to feel guilt for her actions
        • This shows the reader that a change in society is possible if someone so set in their ways can begin to change
    • 'meant to save her from a misery like my own'
      • Havisham intentionally wanted to improve the life of Estella
        • Havisham never really received love from her family members which may be why she went wrong with Estella
          • She didn't know how to show true affection
    • 'witch-like eagerness'

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