Genre: Drama
What type of play is A Christmas Carol?
A Holiday Drama.
What is the Setting of the play?
1843
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the morning after Christmas
Why is the Ghost of Christmas Future dressed as the grim reaper?
Scrooge's future is void of all hope and filled with nothing but death if he doesn't change.
How does Scrooge initially react to Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past?
What is an aside?
When the character talks directly to the audience.
Describe Ebenezer Scrooge.
A stingy, hateful businessman.
Extra points: What does stingy mean?
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Past have candle flames on his head?
He is there to shine light on past events Scrooge needs to remember.
What is the difference between being objective and subjective when summarizing a story?
Objective includes no opinions about the story, you are simply giving information as the author presents it.
Being subjective includes opinions about characters and events. (ex: Scrooge is a bad man and Tiny Tim is good)
What is a monologue?
A long speech given by one character, talking to no one inparticular.
Who is the narrator of the play?
Marley
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Present only live one day?
He represents the current day of Christmas.
How is the Ghost of Christmas Future different from the Ghost of Christmas Past and Present?
He is dressed in all black, does not speak, and does not care about Scrooge's future.
What do stage directions look like and contain?
Stage directions are in [brackets] and itallicized.
Stage directions give information about the location of characters and props on stage, they do NOT contain dialogue.
What is the conflict of the play?
Scrooge needs to change, so he deals with ghosts all day to help make that character change.
Why does the Ghost of Christmas Present carry a scabbord with no sword?
He represents the Christmas spirit - peace and goodwill towards all men.
What is tone and mood?
Tone is the attitude of the character (or author).
Mood is the feeling throughout the play.
What is the key component of this play that makes it a holiday drama?
Scrooge makes a change for the better and it ends happily.
What lesson does Scrooge learn from the Ghost of Christmas Past?
A good employer treats his workers with kindness and respect.
The Ghost of Christmas Present has the two kids called Want and Ignorance hiding in his robe. What literary device is being used?
Metaphor
Explain why the theme of the play is redemption.
Teacher decides.