Great Expectations Quote Response

“And sometimes, when her moods were so many and so contradictory of one another that I was puzzled what to say or do, Miss Havisham would embrace her with lavish fondness, murmuring something in her ear that sounded like, "Break their hearts my pride and hope, break their hearts and have no mercy!" Love. The theme of the novel deals with all types of love, each character having their own. In this quote the message is describing Miss Havisham’s love of causing others pain, and gaining this pain through Estella. By having her break the hearts of many men, Miss Havisham is able to let go of some the pain she so long ago endured . Miss Havisham taught Estella to be cold-hearted, so that others could feel the pain she has had to struggle with ever since she was fooled and destroyed with grief. As the quote states, Miss Havisham would embrace Estella fondly and murmur to her to break the hearts of many men, including Pip just to watch the pain creep into their faces, further explaining her hatefulness and cruelty.