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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic Christmas story that has been made into dozens of movies and television specials. Scrooge's "Bah, Humbug!" and Tiny Tim's "God bless us, every one!" are a part of the English and American Christmas cultures.
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What passes Scrooge on the stairs?
Jacob has been allow back in to the living realm to warn Scrooge about his nasty miserly ways. Marley warns Scrooge that he has created a heavy burden of chain link by link . Marley lifts his chains and shows Scrooge the length saying "this was the same length as yours 7 Christmases again and you have worked on it ever since. In returning Marley has procured the help of three spirits to help Scrooge
Why did the two men visit Scrooge Christmas carol?
The two men, charity workers, visited Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" to ask for a donation for the poor and destitute during the holiday season. Scrooge dismisses their request and refuses to contribute, demonstrating his lack of compassion and empathy towards others.
Are there any uses of the literary element of cliche in A Christmas Carol?
Yes, "A Christmas Carol" does use cliches, such as in the characterizations of Scrooge as a "stingy old miser" and Bob Cratchit as a "poor but happy clerk." These cliches help establish familiar character types that resonate with readers and reinforce the themes of the story.
What characters they do for Scrooge?
The key characters are;
Ebenezer Scrooge
Jacob Marley - Scrooge's greedy partner.
The Ghost of Christmas Past - The first spirit to visit Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Present - The second spirit to visit Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - The third and final spirit to visit Scrooge, a silent phantom clad in a hooded black robe.
Fred - Scrooge's nephew, man who loves Christmas.
Fezziwig - The happy go lucky merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed.
Belle who broke off their engagement after Scrooge became to greedy
Peter Cratchit - Bob's oldest son
Martha Cratchit - Bob's oldest daughter
Belinda Cractit - Bob's 2nd oldest daughter
Fan - Scrooge's sister and Freds Mother
The Portly Gentlemen - Two gentlemen who visit Scrooge at the beginning of the tale seeking charitable contributions.
Mrs. Cratchit - Bob's wife
Bob Cratchit - Scrooge's clerk, a kind and very poor man.
Tiny Tim - Bob Cratchit's young son, disabled since birth and in poor health.
Freds Wife
The friends of Fred found in the Christmas Party i.e. Topper
The Undertaker
The Char lady Mrs Dilbur
Old Joe the man buying stolen goods
The Young Man on Christmas Morning that buys the Prize Turkey for the Cratchits on Scrooges behalf
Child 1 - Want
Child 2 -Ignornace.
The existence of each bring about the change in Scrooge from a bitter old man to one that sees life as something to enjoy
What does the spirit of the present teach Scrooge?
Scrooge learned, primarily, that greed and the accumulation of wealth is not as important as relationships with people you love; that giving is as gratifying as receiving; that kindness and thoughtfulness repays one many-fold; that grasping the moment means one will live with fewer regrets.
How is the weather in stave five A Christmas Carol?
In the beginning of A Christmas Carol the weather was described as a wintery snow storm which was very cold, gloomy and foggy.
Then towards the end, the weather, though still cold, was bright with sunshine and no longer gloomy. The aroma of the air was so pleasant that Christmastime could be felt by everyone including Scrooge.
One might guess that the cold, miserable and gloomy weather in the beginning, symbolizes Scrooge's world in his eyes. Then when visited by the ghosts, afterwards, the weather has changed. The sky was clear of fog and brightly shining, symbolizing that Scrooge has viewed Christmas and poor people in a positively different light. He has opened up his eyes, heart and mind to how it was truly meant to be.
Stave 1:
- Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he couldn't replenish it, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part. Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of a strong imagination, he failed.
- He had so heated himself with rapid walking in the fog and frost, this nephew of Scrooge's, that he was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked again.
- Meanwhile the fog and darkness thickened so, that people ran about with flaring links, proffering their services to go before horses in carriages, and conduct them on their way. The ancient tower of a church, whose gruff old bell was always peeping slyly down at Scrooge out of a Gothic window in the wall, became invisible, and struck the hours and quarters in the clouds, with tremulous vibrations afterwards as if its teeth were chattering in its frozen head up there. The cold became intense. In the main street at the corner of the court, some laborers were repairing the gas-pipes, and had lighted a great fire in a brazier, round which a party of ragged men and boys were gathered: warming their hands and winking their eyes before the blaze in rapture. The water-plug being left in solitude, its overflowing sullenly congealed, and turned to misanthropic ice.
- Foggier yet, and colder! Piercing, searching, biting cold. If the good Saint Dunstan had but nipped the Evil Spirit's nose with a touch of such weather as that, instead of using his familiar weapons, then indeed he would have roared to lusty purpose.
- The house fronts looked black enough, and the windows blacker, contrasting with the smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs, and with the dirtier snow upon the ground; which last deposit had been ploughed up in deep furrows by the heavy wheels of carts and wagons; furrows that crossed and recrossed each other hundreds of times where the great streets branched off, and made intricate channels, hard to trace in the thick yellow mud and icy water. The sky was gloomy, and the shortest streets were choked up with a dingy mist, half thawed, half frozen, whose heavier particles descended in shower of sooty atoms, as if all the chimneys in Great Britain had, by one consent, caught fire, and were blazing away to their dear hearts" content. There was nothing very cheerful in the climate or the town, and yet was there an air of cheerfulness abroad that the clearest summer air and brightest summer sun might have endeavored to diffuse in vain.
- Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells. Oh, glorious! Glorious!
Describe the scene where Scrooge meets up with the same portly gentleman from the beging?
Scrooge meets the same portly gentleman at his counting house, who is seeking a charitable donation for the poor. Scrooge initially dismisses him but eventually has a change of heart and promises a generous contribution, signifying his transformation from a miserly to a charitable person.
Who in A Christmas Carol helped other people?
These people are represented by 2 business men in Stave 1 who approach Scrooge requesting a donation to help feed the poor at the Christmas time and provide warmth and something to drink. These men were called "Philanthropists"
When Marley died what did Scrooge do with Marley's name on the business sign?
Nothing - he kept it there
Why wouldn't Scrooge permit the fire in the counting house?
Coal of the time was quite expensive. Scrooge detested expense and would put some coal on his fire in his room and barely a who lump was aloud on Bob Cratchits . Scrooge would prevent Bob using coal by placing the coal scuttle in his room so Bob did not have access to it. This is why Bob is always portrayed as warming his hands on the candle at his desk to keep warm and why Mrs Cratchit hated Scrooge
Why does Tiny Tim Ride in his dads shoulders?
" 'And how did little Tim behave?' asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart's content.
'As good as gold,' said Bob, 'and better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.' "
What does Scrooge observe Bob Cratchit family doing in act 2?
This seems to refer to a play of which there are thousands of versions. However, in stave three of the book the Cratchit family are visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge. They see the family as poor as they are celebrate Christmas. Scrooge witnesses the illness of Tiny To. And is shocked to discover this will be his last Christmas. Despite begging the ghost to say this isn't so the ghost rebukes him saying, better he die and decrease the surplus population. Following this Bob offers a toast to the founder of the feast, Mr Scrooge, the family are appealed especially Mrs Cratchit who is sure he'll have as wonderful time. Bob asks for pleasantness as its Christmas day. The family drink Scrooges health. This episode shows Scrooge the families dislike of him,the loyalty of Bob but also some of the meaning of Christmas
What happened to Scrooge in the years after his experience?
It is said that Scrooge was better than his word. He went on to be like an uncle to Tiny Tim seeking out the medical help for him. He gave an oath to keep Christmas but was better than that as he kept Christmas in his heart everyday thereafter
When Scrooge is asked to donate money to the poor he refused and asks are there no prisons?
This is because at the time it was in Britain a crime to be poor and without money to buy what you need. Many who fell in to debt were sent to prison. Indeed Dickens father was placed in prison for owing a baker 12/6p (12 shillings and six pence) for the bread he needed for his children.
Why does Ebenezer Scrooge want to say a word or two to his old clerk?
Ebenezer Scrooge wants to speak with his old clerk, Bob Cratchit, to express his newfound generosity and to make amends for his past mistreatment of him. Scrooge is seeking to mend their relationship and improve Cratchit's working conditions.
What did the spirit look like in stave 2?
In Stave 2, the spirit of Christmas Past is described as a childlike figure with a glowing head. It seems to radiate warmth and kindness, with a simple tunic and bare feet. The spirit's appearance is ambiguous, allowing Scrooge to focus more on the memories it brings him rather than its physical form.
What is an example of dialogue for Ebenezer Scrooge?
"You were always a good friend to me," said Scrooge. "Thank'ee!"
"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits."
Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done.
"Is that the chance and hope you mentioned, Jacob?" he demanded, in a faltering voice.
"It is."
"I-I think I'd rather not," said Scrooge.
"Without their visits," said the Ghost, "you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. Expect the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One."
"Couldn't I take 'em all at once, and have it over, Jacob?" hinted Scrooge.
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scrooge had a tear on his cheek after seeing his past. This tear symbolized his emotion and regret over his previous actions and choices.
No he took over Marley's home and rented out most of the rooms to business. His basement was rented to a Wine Merchant
What did Scrooge want the ghost to do after seeing belle with her family?
Scrooge wanted the Ghost of Christmas Past to take him away and show him no more after seeing Belle with her family. He was overwhelmed and emotional seeing the scene and wanted to stop dwelling on the memories.
How does Scrooge demonstrate cruelty toward others?
He was saying that it would be good for sick children to die to reduce "surplus population". He had the resources to help Tiny Tim, a sick child but would not until his dream prodded his conscience.
What is the relationship between scrooge and Marley?
Scrooge and Marley were business partners in the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Marley is now deceased but appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about the consequences of his greedy and selfish ways. Scrooge ultimately learns from Marley's visit and changes his behavior.
What people was the spirit referring to when he said because it needs it most a Christmas carol?
The spirit refers to those who are in most need of the Christmas spirit and the message of kindness and generosity. This can include individuals who have lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas, those who are lonely or suffering, or people who are filled with bitterness and negativity. The spirit urges us to show compassion and goodwill towards all, especially those who may benefit from it the most.
