Characters
Old, greedy, selfish, mean, uncaring
Scrooge
"If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding!"
Scrooge
What was Scrooge and Marley's relationship?
- business partners and friends
Specter
ghost
Young, female, passed away, brave
Fan
"Our contract is an old one. It was made when we were both poor and content to be so. You are changed. When it was made, you were another man."
Scrooge's ex-girlfriend
Why did Fred (nephew) come to see Scrooge?
- To invite him to Christmas dinner
Morose
Gloomy, ill-tempered
Chains, business, friend, ghost
Jacob Marley
"Pardon, sir, but I believe that you’ve forgotten to say your goodbye to my brother, Ebenezer, who stands still now awaiting it . . . pardon, sir."
Fan - Scrooge's little sister
How does Scrooge respond to the Thin Man and Portly Man's request for money?
- Asks if the Union workhouses and prisons are in operation
- Asks if the Poor Law is still in effect
- Tells them they have accommodations so he won't help
Covetous
greedy
Candle, leader, flies, teaches lessons
Ghost of Christmas Past
"There are many things from which I have derived good, by which I have not profited, I daresay."
Fred - Scrooge's nephew
What do you think Marley's chains represent? Why does he wear it?
- Burden of business/money / to show Scrooge what it looks like when you only care about material things
Greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money, even at the expense of their own comfort.
Kind, giving, quiet, works for Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
"Oh, mind him not, sir. He’s getting on in years, and he’s alone. He’s noticed your visit. I’ll wager your visit has warmed him."
Bob Cratchit
Early in Scene 5, Scrooge tells the Ghost of Christmas Past about a boy he should have helped. How might this statement foreshadow future development?
- Scrooge might realize he needs to be more giving
- He may go back and help the boy
Humbug
nonsense