A character in Great Expectations
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The dramatic, self-regarding parish clerk who reads aloud at the village inn and hungers for a theatrical career.
Also known as: Mr. Wopsle
Inside the story
Mr. Wopsle is the village parish clerk, known for reading aloud at the local inn with a dramatic, self-important style. At the story’s outset, he is a familiar figure in the village and longs to leave that role behind for a career on the stage.
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