Estella in Great Expectations

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Estella in "Great Expectations" is the beautiful, cold-hearted ward of Miss Havisham who becomes the object of Pip’s obsessive love and a central figure in his emotional and moral development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Great Expectations
fictional character
literary character
adoptiveMother Miss Havisham NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Estella NERFINISHED
appearsIn Great Expectations NERFINISHED
basedIn England NERFINISHED
biologicalFather Abel Magwitch NERFINISHED
biologicalMother Molly NERFINISHED
centralTo Pip’s emotional development
Pip’s moral development
createdBy Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
describedAs aloof
beautiful
cold
cruel in youth
emotionally detached
proud
endingVariant ambiguous reconciliation with Pip (revised ending)
permanent separation from Pip (original ending)
firstMeetingAge child GENERATED
firstPublicationContext Great Expectations (1860–1861 serial; 1861 book) NERFINISHED
fullName Estella Havisham NERFINISHED
gender female
guardian Miss Havisham NERFINISHED
hasScene final meeting with Pip at the ruins of Satis House (in one ending)
husbandTreatment abused by Bentley Drummle
laterLife softened in character
laterStatus widow
maritalStatus married to Bentley Drummle (for part of the novel)
marriageCharacterizedAs unhappy
marries Bentley Drummle NERFINISHED
meets Pip at Satis House NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction catalyst for Pip’s ambitions
instrument of Miss Havisham’s vengeance
nationality English
objectOf Pip’s obsessive love
primaryLoveInterestOf Pip NERFINISHED
raisedBy Miss Havisham to break men’s hearts
relationshipWithPip unrequited love from Pip GENERATED
socialClass upper class
symbolizes Miss Havisham’s revenge on men
emotional coldness
the corrupting influence of wealth and class
unattainable desire
upbringingLocation Satis House NERFINISHED
wardOf Miss Havisham NERFINISHED

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Valerie Hobson portrayedCharacter Estella in Great Expectations