In his novels, Charles Dickens depicted a wide range of female characters, both in terms of social class and various moral strengths and weaknesses. She wrote during the Victorian era, when women were expected to be wives and mothers whose primary duty was to manage the home and perform domestic tasks. The ideal Victorian woman was also admired because she had pure values ​​and was capable of sacrifice. In David Copperfield, the main protagonist suffers greatly during his childhood, but manages to find comfort through interpersonal relationships with several women, two of which are Dora Spenlow and Agnes Wickfield. David marries both of these women, and ironically, they are complete opposites of each other. Dora is David's first. Within these marriages, readers get a sense of how education plays an important role in a successful marriage, as this fulfills both of their dreams of self-identity. Although in the nineteenth century women were considered superior wives and mothers, capable of managing the home and performing domestic tasks, it was important for women to receive an education as “an education should enable these girls to become successful women in the society” (Leigh 117). Women didn't have to be "trained" in any way to be good wives, but they did have to be formally educated to be a successful wife and I loved Dora Spenlow to bits! She was more than human to me. She was a Fairy, a Sylph, I don't know what she was... anything anyone had ever seen, and anything anyone had ever wanted. In an instant I was engulfed in an abyss of love. There was no pause on the brink; do not look down or look back; I left, headlong, before I had the sense to say a word to her. (Dickens 397) This is simply a strong physical attraction that David has for Dora, and he is “gone” and “engulfed” in an instant by her beauty. David idolizes Dora from the beginning thinking that she is perfect and capable of no evil. From the beginning, Dora's strength is beauty and youth, but being young and beautiful only goes so far and lasts so long. David's love story begins the moment he sees Dora and quickly develops an obsession with her: "How many cups of tea I drank, why Dora made it, I don't know" (Dickens 404). David continues to "love Dora, stronger than ever", and confesses his love for her, and they soon become engaged (Dickens