15. Great Expectations (pg.212): “... but I know that I had been to see Macbeth at the theatre, a night or two before, and that her face looked to me as if it were all disturbed by fiery air, like the faces I had seen rise out of the Witches’ caldron.”:
Dickens uses a reference to Shakespeare's Macbeth to describe Molly, the housekeeper. The witches in Macbeth foreshadow the tragic events that will take place throughout the play. By describing Molly in this creepy way, Dickens creates a tone of suspense, agitation, and wariness for the dinner group. Because of his work, Mr. Jaggers is often surrounded by people who are criminals. One is not sure what the housekeeper might do or has done.
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