Great Expectations' Characters.

Pip

The narrator of the story who tells of his rise in wealth, his desertion of his true friends for that wealth, and a chance with Estella, and his humbling by his own arrogance. He learns that wealth does not bring happiness.

Joe Gargery

The kind blacksmith married to Pip's sister who is a moral reference point for most characters in the story. In spite of Pip's snobbery, Joe remains faithful and loving to him and is always there in Pip's hour of need.

Georgina (Mrs.Joe)

Pip's abusive older sister who constantly reminds Pip of all she has done for him, especially "raising him up by hand." She is attacked by Orlick and later dies.

Biddy

The young girl from Pip's night classes who helps with Pip's sister after the attack and later marries Joe. She is Pip's early confidant and understands him well enough to see through him.

Uncle Pumblechook

Joe's pompous, self important uncle who arranges for Pip to visit Miss. Havisham's house and who arrogantly assumes himself to be the reason for Pip's good fortune.

Dolge Orlick

Joe's assistant in the forge, who is responsible for the attack on Mrs. Joe and tries to kill Pip.

Mr.Wopsle (Mr.Waldengarver)

A clerk in Pip's church who wants to be a clergyman but gives up and goes to london to be an actor.

Mr.Trabb

the local tailor and undertaker

Mr.Trabb's Boy

Mr.Trabb's assistant, who ridicules Pip about his new station of life, but helps rescue him from Orlick

Mr and Mrs.Hubble

friends of Mr and Mrs. Gargery. Mr is the town wheel wright, a person who builds and repairs wagon wheels

Mr.Wopsle's Great Aunt

the old woman who holds night classes for the village children and sleeps through the classes. Biddy is her granddaughter

Squires

the proprietor of the Blue Boar, an inn in Pip's village.

Miss.Havisham

the strange, reclusive woman who was abandoned and swindled by her fiance on her wedding day. She has raised and adopted Estella to exact revenge on all men.

Estella

the beautiful and haughty adopted daughter of Miss Havisham who taunts and attracts Pip. She does not know she is the daughter of the two criminals - Molly and Magwitch. She is trained to mistreat all men but after an abusive marriage grows to be a kinder person.

Mr. Jaggers

An imensely succesful London trial lawyer; feared by all but loved by none. He first tells Pip of his expectations and serves as his guardian. He was Magwitch's trial lawyer and is Miss. Havisham's personal attorney.

John Wemmick

The chief clerk for Jaggers. In the office, he is unemotional but at home is a caring, gentle man who becomes friends with Pip.

Molly

The seemingly docile and obedient servant of Mr.Jaggers, who has powerful hands, a supposedly wild nature and an infamous past. She is Estella's mom and only Jaggers and Wemmick know until pip figures it out

Aged Parent

Wemmick's delightful and deaf father

MIss. Siffkins

John Wemmick's lady friend and later, his wife

Mr. Siffkins

Miss Siffkins brother, who helps Pip set Herbert up in business.

Herbert Pocket

also known as Pale young gentleman. Pip first meets him at Satis House when the two have a fistfight. They later live together in London and becomes bestfriends. He is kind, unassuming, and loyal to Pip.

Bill Barley

Gruff and Grim, Clara's alcoholic, abusive, bedridden father who was a former ship's purser.

Mrs. Whimple

The elderly and kind landlady of the home where Barley's live. Magwitch hides there under an assumed name.

Startop

One of the young gentlemen being tutored by Mr.Pocket. He later rescues Pip and helps in Magwitch's unsuccessful escape attempt.

Bentley Drummle

A belligerent gentleman at Mr.Pocket's who later marries Estella and beats her, and dies when thrown off a horse.

Matthew Pocket

Herbert's father and Pip's tutor. He is intellectual, but ineffectual in controlling his wife or hosehold. Hi is Miss. Havisham's relative but is not interested in her money.

Belinda Pocket

Herbert's mom, Matthew Pockets wife. ignores her children and spends her time tracing her noble lineage and dreaming of society life.

Sophia, Flopson, and Millers

servants and nurses of Pockets' home

Mrs. Brandely

hosts Estella in London and introduces her to society there.

Mrs. Coiler

a busy boy neighbor of the pockets'

the avenger (pepper)

pip's unambitious servant boy

Clarriker

a merchant with whom Herbert goes into business

The Jack

the grimmy man who does odd jobs at the inn where Pip, Herbert, and Magwitch stay during the escape trip.

Mary Ann

young maid who works for Wemmick at his home

Magwitch, Provis, Convict

convict on the marshes who later becomes wealthy in Austrailia and is the source of Pip's expectations. He is caught trying to escape England and dies in prison with pip by his side. He is the father of Estella and a former partner in crime with Compeyson, who betrayed him.

Compeyson

a smooth-talking upper class criminal arrested for forgery with Magwitch. Before that, he jilted Miss Havisham and swindled money from her. He is the second convict on the marshes that pip sees. Magwitch's sworn enemy. He later betrays him to the authorities and drowns in a struggle with him.

Arthur

Miss Havishams half brother from her fathers second marriage to his cook. He is disinherited by his father and hates MIss Havisham. After his fathers death, arthur runs up gambling debts and conspires with Compeyson to swindle money from her and split the profits. He dies haunted by her image in his dreams.

Colonel

One of Jaggers clients in jail that pip and wemmick visit. He is sentenced to death and Jaggers cannot help him because his evidence was too strong.

Sally

Compeysons wife.

Stranger at 3

a released convict who knows magwitch from prison and delivers the two one pound notes to pip in the jolly bargemen on behalf of Magwitch. He has the file that pip stole for magwitch years before, and he uses it to identify himself as magwitch's messanger.