Orlick

Orlick is a vicious, hateful, and strong character in Great Expectations. He is always tormenting Pip for no reason. It almost seems like he is trying to hurt Pip for fun. At one point Orlick even goes as far to attack Mrs. Joe. He is also always slouching around making him seem like a dark mischievous character. From his name you can see that he is an evil character. The way Orlick sounds just gives one a shady feeling about that character. It also kind of sounds like and resembles the word warlock which is a term used for a male that has obtained mystical powers usually for evil. It is the equivalent to a witch. So to me Orlick's name reveals that he is a evil vicious character that likes to hurt people.

Mrs. Joe

"By this time my sister was quite desperate, so she pounced on Joe, and, taking him by the two whiskers, knocked his head for  a little while against the wall behind him: while I sat in the corner, looking guiltily on."

Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe, has been aggressive throughout her marriage with Joe. She has literally been raising Pip "by hand". In a sense she has also been raising Joe "by hand" since Joe is similar to a child in the way he reacts and responds to his wife. So Mrs. Joe has proclaimed her self the alpha-male in the group. She is the one with all the control and respect from the neighbors. So when Joe does not respond to her she becomes angry and in order to get what she wants and to show that she is the leader in their "pack" she takes Joe's head and bangs it against the wall as punishment, showing that she is the alpha. While this goes on Pip is looking guiltily on in the corner because Joe is getting punished for something Pip has done. So he feels like he should be taking the punishment. Instead Joe steps in for him and covers for him. Joe does this because Pip is his friends and because I think he is used to it. When he was a child his father used to beat him just like his wife is doing now. So I think that these beatings don't really hurt Joe too much since he has endured beatings like these his whole life. He is trying to save Pip from a childhood like his.