Skit Prep

One part that I think should be a skit is when Pip first meets the convict when he is a small boy. He's frightened by the convict and helps him out by giving him food and a file. The file is a big motif throughout the book and the whole event is the basis of Pip's ongoing feelings of guilt. The scene also introduces a very important character; although we don't know that he's important during that scene.

Another good scene to act out would be when Pip goes to see Miss Havisham and Estella at the Satis House for the first time. Estella constantly reminds Pip of his common boy traits and it makes Pip very self conscious. Pip's first visiting is the start of his "chain." Without that start he wouldn't have wanted to become a gentleman so badly. He might've treated people with more respect. The skit would show the basis of Pip's feelings throughout the story and his relationship to Estella and Miss Havisham.

The last scene that I suggest is when Pip goes to Wemmick's house for the first time. At his house Wemmick's is cheerful and lighthearted; the complete opposite from at work. Wemmick's at work and at home is a big contrast and really shows his and Pip's relationship. Wemmick's is one of the few people who Pip trusts with everything. Also the Aged Parent shows his caring side!

More Questions About Great Expectations

In chapter 42 Abel Magwitch is telling Pip and Herbert the events of his life. Well while he is concluding discussing Arthur and Compeyson Herbert is writing in a book cover. Within the book cover he is writing a message to Pip that says, "Young Havisham's name was Arthur. Compeyson is the man who professed to be Miss Havisham's lover."(352) So Compeyson is the man who broke Miss Havisham's heart and part of the reason why she is bitter and wants revenge. The thing I don't under stand is the young Havisham Arthur. Yes, he worked with/for Compeyson but since he's a young Havisham is he related to Miss Havisham? Or is it just a coincidence?

Great Expectations: A Question About a Passage

Before I ask whoever is reading this my question I'm going to inform you that the pages in my book do not match up with the ones in the books that most people have. The page I cite will be around the actual correct page though!


When Estella arrives in London her and Pip go to a little room for tea. While in the room Estella's mood turns dark as the topic of Miss Havisham and her aquintances comes up and she says,"It is not easy for even you," said Estella, "to know what satisfaction it gives me to see those people thwarted, or what an enjoyable sense of the ridiculous I have when they are made ridiculous. For you were not brought up in that strange house from a mere baby.-I was. You had not your little wits sharpened by their intriguing against you, suppressed and defenceless, under the mask of sympathy and pity and what not that is soft and soothing.-I had."(267 ch. 33) I understand that Estella has negative feelings towards Miss Havisham's relations. I understand that Estella has negatives feelings for Miss Havisham's aquantences and that they show sympathy and pity for her but since it's a "mask of sympathy and pity" they're covering their true feelings towards Estella. So my question is what are their actual feelings regarding Estella?

Great Expectations: Photo

The picture I chose was of a baby bird leaving its nest for the first time in its life. Think of the itty bitty bird as Pip. The bird must leave its home in order to learn more about the world around it and grow up. Pip must also leave his family and village in order to become a gentleman. He has no idea what lies ahead in his journey, just as a baby bird is oblivious to the ways of the world. As both their knowledges increase they will grow and begin to thrive in various ways. For Pip his growth will lead to him becoming a gentleman and having "great expectations."