Miss Havisham at Satis House

From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
One of the most iconic character entrances in English literature: the jilted bride frozen in time amid the decaying wedding feast.
Chapter 8

First sight: "She was dressed in rich materials — satins, and lace, and silks — all of white... But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow."

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Chapter 8

The stopped clocks at twenty minutes to nine; her command "Play, play, play!"

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Chapter 11

The rotting bride-cake and her declaration that she will be laid out on the table when she dies.

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