Significance of quotes
"Marley's dead. Seven years tonight. "
What is a reason Scrooge disliked Christmas because his friend and business partner has died?
"Bah! Humbug!"
What is Scrooge's typical response to people who talk about Christmas?
a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out
What is a drama?
an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production
What are props?
talking that takes place between two or more characters onstage. All the characters can hear one another.
What is dialogue?
"If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population. This is not my affair. My business is. It occupies me constantly."
What is a quote that shows Scrooge's mindset (his greed and lack of empathy for the poor) at the beginning of the play?
"God bless us, everyone!"
What is the phrase Tiny Tim says?
the actors in a play, film, or television show
What is the cast?
workers who move scenery or handle props in a theatrical production
What is a crew?
a longer speech given by one character where no others on stage can hear what is said. Usually comments on the actions of the play or reveals judgments or hidden secrets
What is a monologue?
"Still you expect me to pay a day's wage for a day of no work."
What is a reason that Scrooge disliked Christmas because work stops on that day?
"I will not be that man that I have been for so many years . . . I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year . . . I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. . ."
What is the moment when Scrooge makes a complete change from who he was?
a group of scenes that form an important part of the story
What is an act?
the scenery and props designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play
What is a set?
A longer speech given by one character and no others on stage can hear what is said. it reveals the inner thoughts or motives of one character.
What is a soliloquy?
"They . . . they're off for the holidays and going home from school. It's Christmas time . . . all of the children off home now . . . No . . . no, not all . . . there was one."
What is a reason that Scrooge dislikes Christmas because he was alone during that holiday?
"I am always with you."
What is the quote that shows how the past affects people?
What is a scene?
the conceptual barrier between any fictional work and its viewers or readers when plays, television shows, and movies break this, they acknowledge the existence of the audience and speak to them directly
What is the fourth wall?
a shorter comment given by one character. no others on stage can hear what is said. Speaks to the audience and breaks the fourth wall.
What is an aside?
"But it wasn't the money. He had the power to make us happy, to make our service light or burdensome. The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune. That's what a good master it."
What is the moment that Scrooge realizes that he has not been a good master?
"I . . . I have seen enough. . . Tiny Tim . . . will he live?
What is the moment that Scrooge begins to change when he starts to feel empathy for Bob Cratchit's son?
instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements
What are stage directions?
in theater, a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice
What is an understudy?
a written text that includes dialogue, stage directions, and list of the cast?
What is a script?