0
What time was Miss Haversham's clock stopped at in Great Expectations?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Because of her "failed" wedding. Her whole wedding was planned out, but the man that was "suppose" to marry her didn't show up at all, until "twenty minutes to nine," at 8:40 AM, she received a letter from him, stating that he will not marry her. And from that day, Miss Havisham stops her clocks at 8:40.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoWhen Miss. Havisham was a younger adult, her wealthy father died. He left all his wealth to the young Miss. Havisham. She soon fell in, head over heels, love with a man named Compeyson, who was actually only with her because of her abundance of money. Her cousin, Matthew Pocket, warned her to be careful, but she was blinded by love. About twenty minutes before their wedding, while she was dressing, she received a letter from Compeyson. She then realized he used her and she was left at the alter. Embarrassed and heartbroken, Miss. Havisham stopped all her clocks in her decaying mansion, Satis House, at 8:40. She remained in her wedding dress, and leaves her uneaten wedding cake on the table and only allows a few people to see her.
I had a school essay on this. Hahaha.
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoShe stopped it when she got the letter that said her husband-to-be no longer wanted to marry her. Symbolically, that is the moment that her life stopped, or that she keeps reliving... the thing that she's never been able to move past, so in essence, time has stopped for her.
Miss Havisham's clock was stopped at 8:40, the time when she received a letter informing her of her fiancé's betrayal on their wedding day in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations."
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe clocks in Satis House are stopped at twenty minutes to nine (8:40).
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoMr French wouldn't pay for the cow
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What time did the clock of Great Expectations stop at?
The clock in Great Expectations stopped at 8:40, the time when Miss Havisham was stood up on her wedding day.
Why did the clock of Great Expectations stop at 8 40?
In "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, the clock stops at 8:40 to symbolize the moment when Miss Havisham's life was frozen in time, following her failed wedding day. It represents her desire to hold on to that moment and her inability to move forward in her life.
What will happen if clock stopped for a day?
if clock stopped for a day , nothing will happen.Time wil conitue moving
What are the release dates for The Stopped Clock - 1913?
The Stopped Clock - 1913 was released on: USA: 1 November 1913
What are the release dates for When the Clock Stopped - 1913?
When the Clock Stopped - 1913 was released on: USA: 14 November 1913
Clock in rover 200 has stopped lighting?
Get a torch?
How do you start a clock that has stopped?
get a new battery and put it in
How can time be stopped?
Time cannot be stopped, other than taking out the batteries of your watch or clock.
What are the release dates for Oswald - 2001 The Biggest Wish Stopped Clock?
Oswald - 2001 The Biggest Wish Stopped Clock was released on: USA: 18 September 2003
What is a sentence with the word stopped?
His heart almost stopped at midnight, but the defibrilator revived him.
Why stopped clock showing 1010?
It looks like a smile!
What was the first clock?
The first clock was an astronomical clock. It was built between 1352 and 1354. However, it stopped working around the beginning of the 16th century.
