A Christmas Carol takes place in London during the early 1840s. The story begins at 3 pm, December 24, in the counting house of Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley. Marley died seven years ago, but Scrooge has not removed his name from the business sign. It is bitterly cold outside, and in the counting house as well because Scrooge does not want to spend money for heat. His only nephew comes in to wish him a Merry Christmas and to invite him to a Christmas party, but Scrooge refuses the invitation and gets rid of his nephew as quickly as possible.
The opening scene is at the offices of his solicitor signing the death certificate for Marley
A Christmas Carol is set in Central London near the Corn Exchange.
A Christmas Carol is set in Victorian London, England.
London Christmas Eve 1843
The city of London 1843
December 1843
The setting is London, Britain December 1843
Its setting is a dark, cold winters Christmas eve in London of 1843
The Ghosts of Christmas appear in Staves 2, 3 and 4
The setting in the Jacob Marley scene in "A Christmas Carol" is a dark and eerie place, usually depicted as Scrooge's dimly lit bedroom. Marley's ghost appears draped in chains, conveying a sense of foreboding and warning to Scrooge about his own future if he does not change his ways.
Many consider stave 5 , the changed Scooge as the better scene
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