Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict) Character Analysis in Great Expectations

A cruel, scheming villain, Compeyson is a forger and counterfeiter who uses his educated, upper-class appearance to trick people into thinking he is more honorable and less guilty than the lower-class criminals (like ) whom he manipulates. Though Compeyson may possess the trappings of gentility, he is ignoble to the core.

Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict) Quotes in Great Expectations

The Great Expectations quotes below are all either spoken by Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict) or refer to Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict). 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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"Let him go free? Let him profit by the means I found out? Let him make a tool of me afresh and again? Once more? No, no, no. If I had died at the bottom there…I'd have held to him with that grip, that you should have been safe to find him in my hold."

Related Characters: Provis (a.k.a. Abel Magwitch) (a.k.a. the convict) (speaker), Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict)

Page Number and Citation: 28

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