Miss Havisham in Great Expectations
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Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is a wealthy, reclusive spinster who was jilted on her wedding day and lives frozen in that moment, exerting a haunting influence over the novel’s young protagonists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miss Havisham | 2 |
| Miss Havisham in Great Expectations canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Miss Havisham in Great Expectations Context triple: [Gillian Anderson, role, Miss Havisham in Great Expectations]
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Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Miss Havisham in Great Expectations Target entity description: Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is a wealthy, reclusive spinster who was jilted on her wedding day and lives frozen in that moment, exerting a haunting influence over the novel’s young protagonists.
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A.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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B.
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle is the spirited Cockney flower girl who becomes the central subject of a phonetic and social transformation in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Pygmalion" and its musical adaptation "My Fair Lady."
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C.
Mrs. Brown in National Velvet
Mrs. Brown in *National Velvet* is the wise, quietly determined mother who supports her daughter Velvet’s dream of training and racing a horse in the Grand National.
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D.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is the traditional nickname for the Bank of England, the United Kingdom’s central bank located on Threadneedle Street in London.
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E.
Eliza Gant
Eliza Gant is a central matriarchal figure in Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel," embodying the complex familial and emotional tensions that shape the protagonist’s early life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ recluse ⓘ spinster ⓘ |
| adoptiveMotherOf | Estella ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Great Expectations ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | novel ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | burn injuries ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| diesIn | Satis House ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Compeyson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
All the Year Round (serialization of Great Expectations)
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surface form:
Great Expectations (1860–1861 serial)
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| houseCondition | dark and decaying ⓘ |
| influences |
Estella
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Pip ⓘ |
| keeps | rotting wedding feast ⓘ |
| laterAction | repents for her cruelty to Pip ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| livesIn | Rochester (fictional town) ⓘ |
| manipulates | Pip’s feelings for Estella ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unmarried ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being jilted on her wedding day
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living in a decaying mansion ⓘ stopping all the clocks in her house ⓘ wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life ⓘ |
| occupation | wealthy heiress ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
bitter
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manipulative ⓘ melancholic ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Estella
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Pip ⓘ |
| residesIn | Satis House ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional stagnation
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the decay of the upper class ⓘ the destructive power of revenge ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
class and gentility
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decay ⓘ frozen time ⓘ revenge ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| traumaticEvent | abandoned at the altar ⓘ |
| treatmentOf | raises Estella to break men’s hearts ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| wears | tattered wedding dress ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | All the Year Round (serialization of Great Expectations) ⓘ |
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Subject: Miss Havisham in Great Expectations Description of subject: Miss Havisham in Great Expectations is a wealthy, reclusive spinster who was jilted on her wedding day and lives frozen in that moment, exerting a haunting influence over the novel’s young protagonists.
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