David Copperfield, Chapter 43 summary
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In Chapter 43, David Copperfield reaches twenty-one, earns money through parliamentary reporting and published writing, and prepares to marry Dora Spenlow with help from friends and family. The wedding passes like a dream, and only as the couple drive away does David fully believe that Dora is his wife.
What happens
- David reaches twenty-one and earns a respectable income through shorthand reporting and writing for publication.
- Dora’s aunts consent to the marriage, and relatives help prepare clothes and furnish the couple’s cottage.
- David obtains the marriage license, while Sophy and Agnes arrive to serve as bridesmaids.
- Dora shows David her wedding clothes, and he remains overwhelmed by the apparent unreality of his happiness.
- The couple marry before their friends and relatives, then celebrate with breakfast, speeches, and emotional farewells.
- David and Dora leave together with Jip, and David finally feels certain that they are married.
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The departure ends David’s prolonged sense of unreality. He finally recognizes the marriage as an accomplished fact.
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Who holds Agnes’s hand during the marriage service?
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