Plot Elements
What do we call the lesson or message learned through the play?
Theme
Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Who is the second ghost that visits Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Present
How does Scrooge feel about this third spirit?
He is afraid/scared.
What word means determined?
Resolute
What do we call the list of characters in a play?
The Cast
What's one word to describe Scrooge as a boy?
Lonely
Scrooge learns that this person will die if things don't improve.
Tiny Tim
Which of Scrooge's belongings was the second woman selling?
His bed curtains, blankets, and silk shirts
What word means changed in a significant way?
Altered
What the characters say to each other is called this....
Dialogue
Why did the woman he loved leave Scrooge?
She thought he was too obsessed with money.
Loved money more than her.
Where does the ghost of Christmas Present first take Scrooge?
To Bob Cratchit's house
Why does the ghost want Scrooge to witness his own funeral?
To see no one will be sorry to see him die if he doesn't change.
What word means jealous?
Covetous
What do we call the instructions written in a play telling stage actions movements, position, tone of actors, sound effects, lighting and description on the props?
Stage directions
Where did the ghost take Scrooge?
Name at least 2 places.
His old school, his old place of work, back to him and Belle's conversation, and to Belle's house with her husband and kids.
What appears to happen to the second ghost as the day progresses? Explain.
Gets gray and older because present is a short period of time and he will disappear at the end of the day.
What does the spirit of Christmas Yet to Come look like, say and do?
Long black robe, no face, bony looking
Grim reaper ; Death
Doesn't speak and just points forward
What word means sad and gloomy?
Morose
What do we call the description of when and where the story takes place?
Relate this to the play "The Christmas Carol."
Setting
London England
1843
What kind of boss was Fezziwig?
Fun, kind, and generous
What are the names of the two children the Ghost shows Scrooge? He pulls them out of his skirt.
Explain what they represent.
Ignorance and want
What lesson does Scrooge finally learn?
He needs to be kind, thoughtful and charitable, all year long
Money is not as important as love family and friends.
To stop being greedy and unkind
What word means serious and sincere?
earnest