ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Miss Havisham remain a spinster throughout her life in “Great Expectations”?
A
She was poor
B
She was arrogant
C
Because she was betrayed by the bridegroom
D
She was unwilling to marry
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On the wedding day, while she was dressing, Miss Havisham received a letter from Compeyson and realised he had defrauded her and she had been left at the altar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The relationship between Pip and Miss Havisham is complex and ambiguous. Miss Havisham is motivated by her misery and humiliation at being jilted at the altar to take revenge on all men. This leads her to adopt Estella to be her instrument of revenge.

Detailed explanation-3: -From a poorer family and apprenticed to a blacksmith, Pip encounters Miss Havisham at her large, but decrepit, estate, Satis House, where she lives with her young, adopted daughter, Estella. Miss Havisham requests a young boy to be a playmate for Estella, who has otherwise grown up in isolation.

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