Characters
Who is the main character who values money over kindness at the beginning of the play?
Ebeneezer Scrooge
What literary element describes how the audience feels during a scene?
Mood
What was the setting of Act 1, Scene 1?
In Scrooge's office, Christmas Eve
What made Scrooge a miser?
He doesn't want to pay the workers for having Christmas Day off.
How does Fred's attitude toward Christmas differ from Scrooge's?
red enjoys Christmas and values its spirit, while Scrooge rejects or dismisses it.
Who is Scrooge's cheerful nephew who enjoys Christmas?
Fred
What literary element describes the attitude communicated by the playwright?
Tone
What was Scrooge angry about his workers wanting?
Christmas day off and being paid for it
Explain what made Scrooge's office morose.
It was dark, gloomy, cold, and quiet.
Why might a playwright introduce Scrooge as an unkind character at the beginning?
To establish his flaws, create conflict, and set up the possibility of character change.
Who is Scrooge's hardworking clerk who has a family to support?
Bob Cratchet
Scrooge responds negatively to Fred's cheerful attitude. What tone might his dialogue communicate?
What is a dismissive, cynical, or sarcastic tone?
What is one reason that Scrooge seemed to change during the story
He experienced loss (of people he cared for)
What's the other words the playwright used to call Scrooge's office?
Counting-house
Explain why Scrooge objects to people liking Christmas.
He only cares about money and thinks Christmas is an interruption.
Who was Scrooge's former business partner who appears as a ghost?
A dark, cold, lonely setting most likely creates what mood?
What is a gloomy, eerie, or lonely mood?
What are 2 regrets that Scrooge begins to have?
1. Mistreating his workers and the caroling boy, and working so much (not having fun)
What's the definition of resolute?
Determined
What is revealed about the childhood Scrooge?
He was alone and lonely
What symbolic item does one of the ghosts carry with him?
Chains
Explain how dialogue and stage directions can work together to create mood in a play.
They can combine characters' words, actions, sounds, lighting, and setting to create a feeling for the audience.
What were 3 events that the Ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge to watch?
his childhood home, his sister with his schoolmaster, his break-up, his boss' Christmas party
What is the actual definition for humbug?
nonsense
"Have I not seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master-passion, Gain, engrosses you?"
What does this quote mean? Who said it?
Scrooge cares more about money than his life/relationships. His fiance.