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Emma Micawber is Mr. Micawber’s wife. She is perpetually stressed and overworked, both because of her husband's financial difficulties and because the couple has a large (and growing) number of children. Nevertheless, she is a devoted wife who goes out of her way to make her husband's life easier—for instance, by pawning various possessions in an effort to pay off his debts. She also insists repeatedly that she will "never desert Mr. Micawber," although in this case, there is probably an element of self-reassurance at work: she often brings up the possibility of leaving when no one else has done so. Generally, however, the Micawbers seem to be well-matched, with Mrs. Micawber sharing her husband's tendency for dramatic, exaggerated words and gestures.
Mrs. Micawber Quotes in David Copperfield
The David Copperfield quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Micawber or refer to Mrs. Micawber. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 57
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"I wish Mr. Micawber, if I make myself understood," said Mrs. Micawber, in her argumentative tone, "to be the Caesar of his own fortunes. That, my dear Mr. Copperfield, appears to me to be his true position. From the first moment of this voyage, I wish Mr. Micawber to stand upon that vessel's prow and say, 'Enough of delay: enough of disappointment: enough of limited means. That was in the old country. This is the new. Produce you reparation. Bring it forward!'"
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Mrs. Micawber Quotes in David Copperfield
The David Copperfield quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Micawber or refer to Mrs. Micawber. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 57
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"I wish Mr. Micawber, if I make myself understood," said Mrs. Micawber, in her argumentative tone, "to be the Caesar of his own fortunes. That, my dear Mr. Copperfield, appears to me to be his true position. From the first moment of this voyage, I wish Mr. Micawber to stand upon that vessel's prow and say, 'Enough of delay: enough of disappointment: enough of limited means. That was in the old country. This is the new. Produce you reparation. Bring it forward!'"
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