Ghosts
How many ghosts will the audience meet in total?
Name them.
4
Marley, Past, Present, Future
What is the settng of the play?
London, England 1843
1. Who is Scrooge's Clerk and what does he ask of Scrooge?
2. What is Scrooge's reply?
1. Bob Cratchit. He asks for Christmas day off.
2. Scrooge says Bob must come in early the next day to make up lost time.
Scrooge is a _________ because he is very greedy
miser
Scrooge ate a _________ of gruel for breakfast because he is so cheap.
trifle
1) Who is the first ghost the audience meets and says, "My spirit never wandered beyond our counting house-mark me!"
2) What does this mean and what is his warning to Scrooge?
1)) Marley
2) He means that he was too focused on work & he is warning Scrooge to not do the same
Who is the protagonist?
Who is the antagonist?
Scrooge
Scrooge
1. Who is Thin Man and Poor Man and why did they visit Scrooge?
2. What is Scrooge's reply?
1. They are collecting donations for the poor.
2. Scrooge dismisses them ("Good Afternoon" and says he already pays enough taxes to support the jails and workhouses.
Marley was a ________when his former business partner died.
mourner
Scrooge’s rudeness to Nephew was an_________
impropriety
1. What do the chains on Marley and the other spectors outside symbolize?
2. What type of conflict is this?
1. The chains symbolize greed and a focus on material things
2. Person vs. Society
Scrooge is described as being “solitary as an oyster.”
What type of poetic element is this and what does it mean?
It means that Scrooge was often alone
It's a simile because it's a comparison using like or as
1. Whose eyes are compared to ferret eyes? Why?
2. Whose eyes are compared to sparkly eyes? Why?
1. Scrooge has ferret eyes, like a hunter and someone who is unapproachable
2. Nephew has sparkly eyes because he is joyful, kind, and caring.
Scrooge lives a __________ life, all alone in his house.
dismal
Portly Man and Thin Man were ______ about collecting donations for the poor.
resolute
Who does Scrooge see in his past?
How does this affect Scrooge?
Scrooge sees himself all alone at a schoolhouse
He sees Fan (his sister who died a young woman) and who wants him back home
He sees his mean Schoolmaster
He sees his fiance (who broke up with him)
1. What type of conflict does Charles Dickens present to us in A Christmas Carol?
2. Why did Dicken's write this story for all to read?
Person v. Society
Dickens wanted to show the injustice between social classes (rich vs poor) and make people become more ccompassionate/caring (donate to the poor)
1. why did fiance break off her relationship with Scrooge?
2. Why did fiance want Scrooge to experience pain when she broke up with him?
1. Scrooge idolized money more than his love for his fiance.
2. If Scrooge felt pain from the breakup then it proves to fiance that he loved her.
Scrooge walked with an angry _________along the edges of town and away from the people.
gait
Bob Cratchit was not _________when he slipped money into Thin Man and Portly Man’s hand.
covetous
Marley wonders, “whatever will it take to turn the faith of a miser from money to men?” Paraphrase this.
What will it take to change Scrooge from someone who cares about others rather than focus on money/work
Who is your favorite character and provide one character trait and detail to support your response.
Student choice -but must give all information for full credit (refer to your pink sheet for character traits)
Explain how the fait of the miser has already turned from money to men in Act I.
(Hint: think of the comments Scrooge made about the boy, clerk, fiance)
Scrooge wish he was generous & kind to the boy
Scrooge noted how Fezziwig treated him as an apprentice and how it contrasts to the way he treats Cratchit
Scrooge realized he was such a fool for letting fiance go.
Scrooge was the __________ of Marley’s will.
executor
Scrooge’s tears ________from visiting his past.
derived