Hamlet

"On our arrival in Denmark, we found the king and queen of that country elevated in two arm-chairs on a kitchen-table, holding a court" (Dickens, 254)

Of course, Dickens is alluding to Hamlet, not to the actual monarchs of the country. The parallels that can be drawn between the two characters, Pip and Hamlet, are startling. The most obvious and important is that they are both confused youth that get themselves into a bit to much trouble. This is another example of Dickens showing the flaws of Pip, and through him society. hamlet ends up being responsible for his own demise, and if Pip continues in the same fashion, he may have a similar end.