Estella is Miss Havisham’s beautiful and refined adopted daughter in *Great Expectations*. Though aloof and cold-hearted towards Pip, he falls deeply in love with her. Estella is central to Pip's ambitions to rise in social status and become a gentleman.

Joe is Pip’s brother-in-law and father figure in *Great Expectations*, a kind and gentle blacksmith who remains a loyal friend to Pip throughout the novel despite Pip distancing himself after becoming a gentleman.

Miss Havisham is a wealthy, eccentric woman living in a decaying mansion near Pip’s village in *Great Expectations*. Jilted by her fiancé, she raises Estella to break men’s hearts, including Pip’s, reflecting her own heartache and desire for revenge.

Abel Magwitch is an escaped convict whom young Pip helps in *Great Expectations*. Grateful for Pip’s aid, Magwitch later becomes Pip's secret benefactor, funding his transformation into a gentleman as a form of repayment and support.

Mr. Jaggers is a powerful lawyer overseeing Pip’s financial affairs in *Great Expectations*. He is known for his intimidating demeanor and represents both wealthy clients like Miss Havisham and criminals like Magwitch.

Wemmick is Mr. Jaggers’s clerk in *Great Expectations*. Outside the office, he is friendly and good-natured, forming a personal bond with Pip and inviting him to his home where Wemmick cares for his elderly father.

Herbert Pocket is a friend of Pip's in *Great Expectations*. Initially meeting Pip as a child, they later live together in London. Herbert aids Pip in his transition to gentleman status and becomes a trusted confidant.

Mrs. Joe is Pip’s strict and often harsh sister who raises him "by hand" in *Great Expectations*. She is married to Joe Gargery and plays a role in Pip's early life, although she treats him sternly.

Mr. Pumblechook is Pip’s pompous uncle-in-law and a local merchant in *Great Expectations*. He takes credit for Pip's "good fortune" once Pip becomes a gentleman, despite having little to do with it.

Biddy is a kind and nurturing friend to Pip in *Great Expectations*, helping him with his education. She later becomes a caretaker in Pip’s household, representing humility and a simpler, contented life.