Social Context
In what year was A Christmas Carol published?
1843
"I wear the chain I forged in life"
Jacob Marley
What happens between Belle and young Scrooge, and why?
She ends their engagement, because he has become obsessed with money
Who says the famous line: "God bless us, every one!"?
Tiny Tim
Which laws had recently changed, making life much harder for some people in society?
The Poor Laws, in 1834
""This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy."
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Which spirit takes Scrooge to see his former boss, Fezziwig?
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Complete the quote from Stave 1: "Darkness is _____, and Scrooge liked it.”
Cheap
Thomas Malthus
Complete Scrooge's quote: “If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the...”?
surplus population
Which spirit takes Scrooge to the room of a dead man, whose possessions have been stolen?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
The narrator (Dickens) describes Scrooge as “solitary as an ______.”
Oyster
What unpleasant places were introduced to Victorian society by the Poor Laws?
Workhouses
"His wealth is of no use to him. He don't do any good with it."
Fred
He had experienced it as a boy when his father was sent to Debtor's prison.
"Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that ____ be, only?”
may
What are the main themes Dickens addresses in A Christmas Carol?
Christmas, poverty, social responsibility, the Supernatural, redemption
Which ghost says, “Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?” and why is it significant?
The Ghost of Christmas Present, quoting Scrooge’s earlier words to show him the cruelty of his attitude.
The events of Stave 5 mirror those of Stave 1. This is to illustrate Scrooge's...
Redemption
Complete the missing words: “I am as light as a _______, I am as happy as an angel, I am as ______ as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a __________ _____"
feather; merry; drunken man