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smiley01
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In Chapter 18 of "Great Expectations," what are the results of Mr. Wopsle’s dramatic reading?

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Posted by smiley01 on Monday June 30, 2008 at 12:15 PM and tagged with chapter 18, characters, great expectations, jaggers, plot, reading, wopsle.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
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    Mr. Wopsle has decided that the defendant in the murder case is guilty. Mr. Jaggers, who has come to talk with Pip and Joe, embarrasses Mr. Wopsle for making this assumption. He asks if Mr. Wopsle is aware that a man under English law is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Then Jaggers accuses Mr. Wopsle of being responsible for the defendant being found guilty. He supposes a "what if" situation that one of the men in the tavern might be called as a juror in the trial. If this man has heard Mr. Wopsle's view of the case, he could be influenced by it and find the defendant guilty because of it. Mr. Wopsle loses all credibility with the group.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Monday June 30, 2008 at 3:11 PM