"I saw that the bride within the dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes."
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Miss Havisham is an interesting character, a jilted bride who has spent a good portion of her life withering away in her wedding dress. I wanted to capture her sunken features, but show the exquisiteness of her dress and the gleam in her bright blue eyes.