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Scrooge, Ebenezer – definition of Scrooge, Ebenezer in English". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013 . Retrieved 16 October 2018. Hugh The hostler at the Maypole Inn. Joins the rioters in London and is later hanged. Revealed to be the son of Sir John Chester in Barnaby Rudge Notable people connected with St Luke's". St Luke's and Christ Church. Chelsea. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018 . Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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a woman with strong muscles concealed under petiteness and a woman capable of great cruelty and perhaps murder. She is the female annihilating figure Freud called the castrating mother" (Holbrook, 1993. Chapter 5, Pg. 138) You ridiculous boy,' said Estella, 'will you never take warning? Or do you kiss my hand in the same spirit in which I once let you kiss my cheek?' 'What spirit was that?' said I. 'I must think a moment. A spirit of contempt for the fawners and plotters.' 'If I say yes, may I kiss the cheek again?'" (Chapter 33, Pg. 475) Vholes, Mr A Chancery lawyer who takes on Richard Carstone as a client in Bleak House. He squeezes all the litigation fees he can from Carstone, and then abandons him when Jarndyce and Jarndyce comes to an end. He obtains an introduction to Carstone from Harold Skimpole. Boffin, Noddy John Harmon's servant. When John's son is supposed drowned, Boffin and his wife inherit the Harmon fortune, in Our Mutual Friend.Maylie, Rose A poor girl adopted by Mrs Maylie, she and Mr Brownlow endeavour to help Oliver through Nancy. When Nancy's conversation with Rose on London Bridge is overheard by Claypole, Nancy is murdered by Sikes. She later marries Harry in Oliver Twist. Leeford, Edward (alias Monks) Villainous son of Edwin and half-brother of Oliver Twist who plots with Fagin to corrupt Oliver, in which case Leeford will inherit all of their father's property. After the plan is foiled Leeford is forced to emigrate to America where he dies in prison in Oliver Twist. novel (literature)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015 . Retrieved 7 July 2013. Agnes is the perfect female character. She seems to have no faults and lives up to a higher moral code than all of the men that surround her. Meanwhile, David is full of faults. He is incapable of recognizing how compatible he and Agnes are together, at first mistaking her goodness and sacrifices for sisterhood rather than something that could turn into the romantic partnership of marriage. This causes his aunt, Betsey Trotwood, to remark that he is “Blind. blind!” (504). He instead chases after Dora, a pretty girl without much substance, but who is angelic in her standards of beauty and innocence. Even though it is clear that David and Dora re not compatible they marry and share a relationship that seems mostly based on his appreciation for her beauty. Despite the fact that Dora does nothing to help build David into the man he is capable of being, she is still viewed as an angelic figure because she does nothing sinful.

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After the rebirth of Louisa the evil Gradgrind machine imploded. With Louisa increasing individual perspective on life she soon realised her marriage was not worth suffering for and confesses her depression her father. Gradgrind becomes conscious that his system of facts was in fact a failure. Confirmed by the learning of Tom robbing the bank Gradgrind admits “The ground on which I stand has ceased to be solid under my feet.” His children have taught him something. Following my decision the facts equalled men, I believe this system symbolises the inequality of men vs women. The destruction of this system resulted in Gradgrind recognizing the potential of women; ultimately “making his facts and figures subservient to Faith, Hope and Charity.” Cousin Raymond is Camilla's self-interested husband who calls on Miss Havisham in hopes of sharing in her estate in Great Expectations. [4] Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Smallweed, Mr A moneylender in Bleak House. An evil man who enjoys inflicting emotional pain on other people. He drives Mr George into bankruptcy by calling in debts. Mr Tulkinghorn is his attorney in that case. It has been suggested that his description (together with his grandchildren) fit that of a person with progeria. [22] I knew there was a parallel between the life and the works. I felt this could be expressed dramatically," she explains. "I collaborated with director Sonia Martin on two previous shows, one about Mary Webb, one about Gertrude Stein and together we went to Frank Dunlop and asked him to commission us for the 1989 Ed Fest. Fezziwig, Mr hosts a Christmas party that Scrooge visits with the Ghost of Christmas past in A Christmas Carol. Scrooge is reminded of what a kind, generous man 'Old Fezziwig' was. Fezziwig was a very happy man with three daughters. Fezziwig wore a powdered wig and a waistcoat.

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M'Choakumchild, Mr, a schoolteacher in Hard Times characterised as being typical of professional schoolmasters - so focused on facts as to extinguish imagination. "He and some one hundred and forty other schoolmasters, had been lately turned at the same time, in the same factory, on the same principles, like so many pianoforte legs...If he had only learnt a little less, how infinitely better he might have taught much more!" She is compared with a star or a jewel throughout the novel and these symbolize Estella to be bright, precious and far out of reach. Though she is mean to Pip and shows only contempt and disdain for him, she still manages to entrance Pip with her cold demeanour and her beauty, much like how a seductress traps her victim with her charms. She is perceived to be cold-hearted and cruel, but she does display signs of emotion as seen in the scene where she allows Pip to kiss her cheek. Pirrip, The late Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias and Roger are Pip's deceased brothers in Great Expectations, "...[w]ho gave up trying to get a living exceedingly early in that universal struggle..." [17] Ziegler, Alan (2007). The Writing Workshop Note Book: Notes on Creating and Workshopping. Counterpoint Press. ISBN 978-1-933368-70-2. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015 . Retrieved 2 July 2015. Miss Havisham teaches Estella to deny any emotions which could leave her vulnerable to heartbreak and uses Pip for Estella to practice on. She wants to see Estella break men's hearts to avenge her own broken heart from being left at the altar by Compeyson years before. Pip mistakenly believes Miss Havisham intends him for Estella and is his secret benefactor as he goes to London and becomes a gentleman, finding out later that the convict Magwitch has supplied his 'Expectations'. Miss Havisham dies when her house burns down and leaves her fortune to Estella in Great Expectations.

Chadband, Reverend Hypocritical clergyman, admonishing Jo in the spirit while Jo starves. Marries the former Mrs Rachael in Bleak House. Friedberg, Maurice (1997). Literary Translation in Russia: A Cultural History. Penn State Press. p.12. Strong, Doctor Headmaster at the school David attends in Canterbury. He is chiefly concerned with assembling his Greek dictionary in David Copperfield. Pawkins, Major and Mrs Proprietors of a New York boarding house where Martin and Mark stay. The Major is typical of the scoundrels they meet in America in Martin Chuzzlewit Jeddler, Martha Maiden sister of Dr Jeddler. The doctor's younger daughter, Marion, runs away and secretly lives with Martha in The Battle of Life.