G.E. Skit Prep

The first idea for a skit that I have is, the part in the book where Pip is walking on the Street and Trabb's boy comes frolicking along. I think that it would make a good short skit, because it would be entertaining and fun for the not only the people watching but for the people acting it out also. My second idea is where Miss Havisham catches fire and Pip tries to slap the fire off of her, i think this would be a good thing to perform because watching people flail around pretending to be on fire is something that I personally would start laughing quite hard at. Finally the last part of the book that I think would make a good skit is when Pip first meets Miss Havisham in her dark and desolate home, with her bride's dress still on and the clocks all stopped at the same time. This scene would be interesting to see how the actors would interpret it.

Questions about Great Expectations

I guess one of the things that I didn't really understand in this chapter was in chapter 44 on page 387 in my book. What i don't understand is why is Pip asking Miss Havisham to pay the rest of the money needed for Herbert? I understand that he is trying to help make things right between Mathew Pocket and his family, and help her understand that they are not like the Pockets lurk around Miss Havishams house. But I'm not sure why he is trying to get her to pay for Herbert's Business.

Great Expectations: questions about a passage

One thing that I am not to certain about in this weeks reading is when Pip is having dinner at Mr. Jaggers house and Mr. Jaggers brings his house keeper, Molly over to show everyone her wrists. "'I'll show you a wrist. Molly, let them see your wrist.' . . . The last wrist was much disfigured - deeply scarred and scarred across and across." (chpt. 26 pg. 228) I don't really understand what the point in showing everyone her wrist's was, or why Mr. Jaggers is referring her scarred wrists to something of strength.

My Question is: Why would Mr. Jaggers refer to strength as his house keeper, Molly's deeply scarred wrist's, and what is the significance in the story?