A Christmas Carol

Scrooge uses his ruler primarily to gauge how much coal should be added to the fire in his office. He is known for being very frugal and calculating in his actions.

Mrs Cratchit hated Scrooge for the way he underpaid Bob and his treatment of her husband. She threatened that if Scrooge were present in their home on Christmas day when Bob proposed a toast to the founder of the feast she said she would have given him a piece of her mind the "old skinflint as he is".

A girl named Little Nell figured in one of his family tragedies- not of the Scrooge sort. It was said to stop traffic, people wanted to know ( Is Little Nell Dead?_ Tiny Tim of Scrooge fame is a boy, not a girl. There may be other lead female characters in Dickens.

It is because in Dickensian times they would tie a bandage around the head/mouth of a fresh corpse to keep the mouth shut (stop it coming open) later in history they started stitching the mouth shut after death (the sticking hidden inside mouth and nose).

Yes, George C Scott played the part of Scrooge in the 1984 television version of A Christmas Carol.

The maid who lets Scrooge into his nephew's party in the 1951 movie "Scrooge" was played by actress Hermione Baddeley. She was known for her portrayal of humorous and endearing characters in many films and TV shows during her career.

Mrs. Dilber was a laundress in "A Christmas Carol." She works for Scrooge, helping to clean his clothing and linens.

As Scrooge saw what he thought was the face of his dead partner Jacob Marley appear on the knocker on night of Christmas eve it sets as a reminder of the events the he went through and the pledge he made to change

The character of Tiny Tim helps generate sympathy for Bob Crachit, who cannot afford the medical care the boy needs, and to increase the animosity toward Scrooge, who simply will not raise poor Bob's salary. After all, what's worse: "I have a family to feed" or "I have a family to feed AND my son needs an operation"? He also symbolizes the helpless and needful people that Scrooge initially believes should just die and save the world the trouble of caring for them. He was seeing the impersonal and the generalization and Tiny Tim showed him the personal and the individual.
He is Timothy Cratchit the son of Robert (Bob) Cratchit who works as a clerk for Ebenezer Scrooge in his counting house and office.

In is own bed

Scrooge was horrified with what he saw in the future because he witnessed the impact of his own greed, indifference, and selfishness on both himself and those around him. The future revealed a lonely death and the lack of any genuine love or care from others, making Scrooge realize the consequences of his actions.

Scrooge's sister, Fan, brings him home from school.

After waking up from his transformative experiences with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, Scrooge determined to change his ways and embrace the holiday spirit by treating others with kindness and generosity. He became a more compassionate and charitable person, helping those in need and reconnecting with his loved ones.

In "A Christmas Carol," the man's death is cared about by the spirits of Christmas in order to show Ebenezer Scrooge the impact of his actions on others and to inspire him to change his ways. It serves as a pivotal moment in Scrooge's transformation from a selfish and uncaring individual to someone who values compassion and kindness.

The buissness party,his old school, and his life with belle

The movie "A Christmas Carol" may be broadcast on TV during the holiday season, typically around Christmas time. You can check your TV guide closer to the holidays for specific air dates and times. Additionally, streaming platforms may also have the movie available to watch on-demand.

Scrooges sister comes to the Bording School to take her brotehr home for good after years of his being left there. Scrooge loved his sister Fan and when she died in child birth this was one of the tipping points that changed Scrooge in to what he was to become

He is decribed by Dickens as " a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn't thaw it one degree at Christmas".

In "A Christmas Carol," the time scheme involves the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, being visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come in a non-linear fashion. This allows Scrooge to revisit pivotal moments in his life and see the consequences of his actions. The time scheme serves to show Scrooge the error of his ways and ultimately leads to his redemption.

Scrooge was an apprentice under Fezziwig when he was young. Fezziwig was Scrooge's employer and mentor, and their relationship was positive and loving. Fezziwig's kindness and generosity contrasted sharply with Scrooge's miserly ways as an adult.

Scrooge gave the cleaning lady a paid day off on Christmas Day, which was an act of kindness and generosity. This gesture showed a shift in Scrooge's character towards being more caring and compassionate.

In short, the first spirit is warning Scrooge that if he doesn't change the way he lives his life, he will end up just like the spirit (bound in all the missed opportunities that the soul had missed in his life... literally, like Marley had a chain with cash boxes, purses, etc..)

Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve in the novella "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The ghosts were the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come.

Marley's ghost in "A Christmas Carol" is often described as a heavy chain-clad specter, akin to a burdened, dragging anchor of guilt and remorse.

• Twisted
• Grasping
• Wrenching
• Tight-fisted
• Stern
• Self contained
• Lonely
• Secretive
• Grumpy
• solitary
• Cold
• ungrateful