Top 20 Charles Dickens Characters
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The greatest characters by the famous British author, according to me!
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1.
Miss Havisham
A wealthy spinster who is both happy at the power that her wealth provides her and saddened by the fact that she was stood up at the altar. She is both manic and insane, as she wears a faded wedding dress and keeps a decayed meal lying on her table.
111 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 - 1 comment
Comments:
Mrs. Havisham is my favorite character from any of Dickens' stories. I've read Great Expectations and seen various productions of the book....I even have a ceramic figure of Mrs. Havisham on her wedding day!
Added 4 years ago by guest, -1 points
2.
Ebenezer Scrooge
A man so incorrigibly grumpy and greedy that he refuses to enjoy Christmas. His story of redemption is one of the most popular ones in literature today, and he is lucky enough to have his name, Scrooge, turned into an actual word, which means a miserly person.
94 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 - 1 comment
Comments:
So mean and grumpy but there was such a sudden change of temper
Added 14 years ago by guest, -1 points
3.
Philip "Pip" Pirrip
An orphan trained as a blacksmith who works to become a greater person and to rise above his lot in life.
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4.
Sidney Carton
He's a main character in "A Tale of Two Cities", one of his greatest novels.
82 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
*Sydney
Added 10 years ago by guest, 0 points
5.
Oliver Twist
A young orphan who ends up working with a gang of pickpockets. He is manipulated by those around him and by those who desire the inheritance which is to be rightfully his. He is eventually adopted and gets to live a happy life away from his past.
76 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 - 2 comments
Comments:
Oliver Twist has more interestint characters than its eponymous hero, like The Artful Dodger, Nancy, Bill Sikes and Fagin
Added 5 years ago by guest, 1 point
He shouldn't even be in the same chart as M.Bainbridge he is crap compared and where is Iver Biggen?
Added 12 years ago by guest, -6 points
6.
Martin Bainbridge
because am cool i
55 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
There is no such Dickens character.
Added 5 years ago by guest, 3 points
I thought he was great in the play with Iver Biggen
Added 14 years ago by guest, -4 points
7.
Bob Crachit
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8.
Estella
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9.
Tiny Tim
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10.
The Artful Dodger
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11.
David Copperfield
The main character of the book of the same name who was forced into harsh living conditions by his father's death and the man with whom his mother remarried. Despite all of this, the problems of his friends, and the death of his first wife, he eventually finds happiness.
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12.
Bill Sykes
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13.
Fagin
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14.
Uriah Heep
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15.
Sam Weller
Mr. Pickwick's faithful servant
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Seth Pecksniff
The epitome of virtue and mildness, from Martin Chuzzlewit. Iconic character. :)
20 points - added 3 years ago by guest -
17.
John Rokesmith
There are too many spoilers about him to be described. :) From Our Mutual Friend.
20 points - added 3 years ago by guest -
18.
Mr. Riah
The angelic Jewish man from Our Mutual Friend- Dickens apology for Fagin! And better than Fagin!
20 points - added 3 years ago by guest -
19.
Mark Tapley
The always cheerful and optimistic Mark from Martin Chuzzlewit!
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20.
Mrs. Sparsit
Lady with "Roman features", "Coriolanian nose" and the idea of "the Staircase" in Hard Times
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21.
Aunt Betsey Trotwood
David Copperfield's great aunt
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22.
Sissy Jupe
Daughter of a circus performer with an active imagination, and companion to Louisa Gradgrind. Hard Times.
20 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
23.
Little Dorritt
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24.
Madame Defarge
An iconic character in A Tale of Two cities
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25.
Joe Garrety
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26.
Mr. Micawber
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27.
Nicholas Nickleby
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28.
Smyke
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29.
Leah Murray
She is Brainy
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30.
Josiah Bounderby
The unforgettable and aggressive capitalist factory owner in Hard Times
10 points - added 4 years ago by guest -
31.
Charles Darnay
Very important character in A Tale of Two Cities
10 points - added 5 years ago by guest -
32.
Louisa Gradgrind
Daughter of Tom Gradgrind, and prisoner to her utilitarian upbringing, in which facts are all important, and imagination is frowned upon. Hard Times.
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
33.
Stephen Blackpool
Honest and likeable character from Hard Times.
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
34.
Monsieur Rigaud
10 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
35.
Gail Rennison
Because she is a lemon
9 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
This girl is amasing :)
Added 13 years ago by guest, -1 points
36.
Mr. Pickwick
8 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
37.
Fezziwig
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38.
Tom Gradgrind
Proponent of the utilitarian philosophy in Hard Times. "Teach these children nothing but facts."
6 points - added 11 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Thomas Gradgrind, "Senior". Tom is the son.
Added 4 years ago by guest, 3 points
39.
Mr. Squeers
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