| A | B |
| Miss Skiffins | was married to Wemmick |
| Wemmick | lived with The Aged in his "castle" |
| Orlick | attempts to kill Pip out on the marshes |
| Satis House | Decaying old mansion - means enough house |
| Jolly Bargeman | the pub in Pip's village |
| The Forge | Pip's boyhood Home |
| Barnard's Inn | Pip's Lodgings in London |
| Magwitch | Pip's benefactor |
| Drummele | Estella's first husband - died in an accident |
| Pumblechook | wanted to claim credit for Pip's good fortune |
| Mrs. Joe | Pip's sister |
| Miss Havisham | wanted to hurt others as she had been hurt |
| Biddy | is married to Joe at the end of the novel |
| Joe | fine example of simple, honest goodness |
| Herbert | the pale young gentleman |
| Molly | Estella's mother |
| Jaggers | lawyer who became Pip's gaurdian |
| Estella | learns to love through experiencing suffering |
| Compeyson | deserted his bride on their wedding day |
| Arthur | Miss Havisham's deceitful half-brother |