Joe to Pip - they are companions for the first section of the novel which emphasises how much Pip changes in the middle half of the play because he is so embarrassed of his old friend he can't face visiting him.
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Card 17
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Joe to Pip - Joe is keen for Pip to make his way in the world, this shows how kind Joe is as in becoming a gentleman Joe knows Pip will have to leave the forge but he still supports Pip's decisions
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Card 18
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Estella to Pip - she knows she cannot love as she has been raised to hate. Dickens does this so that the reader doesn't despise Estella for being cruel, they understand her actions of malevolence and feel bad for her.
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Estella to Havisham - she is the product of Miss Havisham's pain and need for revenge
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Estella to Pip when he professes his love for her - she understands the words but not the emotion of love.
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Estella to Pip - Havisham has taught Estella to be this way - irresistible but out of reach
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Estella to Pip - she understands she has been controlled by Miss H for the majority of her life and is trying to become her own woman.
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Estella to Havisham - she calls Pip 'boy' continually even though they are similar in age, this belittles Pip and makes him feel worthless. She is contemptuous to Pip throughout the novel.
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Pip about Estella - the more Pip fantasises about Estella, the more unattainable she becomes because she 'cannot love' however this does not stop Pip's growing love for her
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Havisham to Estella - the 'no mercy' reffers to the way Compeyson carelessly and coldly jilted Havisham years ago.
