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GCSE English Literature · key term
A legal agreement setting out the terms of an apprenticeship. Pip’s indentures bind him to Joe until his new circumstances allow the agreement to be cancelled.
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Paper 1
A legal agreement setting out the obligations of an apprentice and master. Pip’s indentures bind him to Joe until his expectations bring the apprenticeship to an early end.
Revise: Chapters 10 to 19The legal indentures are then signed before the justices.
Paper 2
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Miss Havisham eventually asks Joe to bring Pip’s indentures. An apprenticeship is a legal arrangement through which a young person learns a trade under a master. Joe expects to train Pip without receiving a premium, or payment, with him.
Paper 1
A legal document setting out the terms of an apprenticeship.
Revise: Chapters 10 to 19Miss Havisham instead tells Pip to bring Joe and his indentures. These legal documents will bind Pip to Joe to learn blacksmithing. In Chapter 13, Joe’s awkwardness at Satis House embarrasses Pip, particularly because Estella is watching.
