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Revenge, Compensation, and Character Change in Dickens's Great Expectations

Solid, Mathilda LU (2022) ENGK03 20212
English Studies
Abstract
Revenge is a theme which has fascinated people for thousands of years and which is present in a wide range of genres. Revenge also plays a central role in the nineteenth-century novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This essay examines the various effects of revenge in this novel by focusing primarily on the vengeful characters Abel Magwitch, Miss Havisham, and Dolge Orlick. I will discuss the negative impacts of the actions of these three characters, but I will also attempt to show that, for some of them, there is also a measure of compensation and
kindness involved, and, as a result, some of the characters’ deeds can be said to have positive outcomes as well.
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author
Solid, Mathilda LU
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organization
course
ENGK03 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
revenge, vengeance, vengefulness, agents of revenge, compensation, character change, character development, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, Magwitch, Miss Havisham, Orlick, Pip, Estella, injustice, betrayal, nineteenth-century novels
language
English
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9074226
date added to LUP
2022-02-01 09:38:36
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2022-02-01 09:38:36
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  abstract     = {{Revenge is a theme which has fascinated people for thousands of years and which is present in a wide range of genres. Revenge also plays a central role in the nineteenth-century novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This essay examines the various effects of revenge in this novel by focusing primarily on the vengeful characters Abel Magwitch, Miss Havisham, and Dolge Orlick. I will discuss the negative impacts of the actions of these three characters, but I will also attempt to show that, for some of them, there is also a measure of compensation and 
kindness involved, and, as a result, some of the characters’ deeds can be said to have positive outcomes as well.}},
  author       = {{Solid, Mathilda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Revenge, Compensation, and Character Change in Dickens's Great Expectations}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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