a christmas carol Flashcards
give the quote that is a list of adjectives that describes scrooge?
“squeezing, wrentching, grasping, scraping, clutching”
give the quote that relates scrooge to weather and the cold
“external heat and cold had little influence on scrooge. no warmth could warm, no wintery weather chill him”
give a quote that refers to fires in the counting house at the begining
“scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk’s fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal”
fred can be described as scrooge’s …….
antithesis
what is scrooge’s quote that represents malthus’ views?
“if they would rather die…they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”
give a quote from the begining that describes men and boys gathered around a fire
“a party of men and boys were gathered: warming their hands and winking their eyes before the blaze”
how is scrooge described at the begining that describes his features as being cold? (2)
-“the cold within him…made his eyes red his thin lips blue”
-“he carried his own low temperature always about with him”
what does marley say in reference to his chains?
“I wear the chain I forged in life”
what does marley say about buisness?
“mankind was my buisiness”
give the quote where Mrs Cratchit refuses to toast scrooge
“The founder of the feast indeed!’..I wish I had him here. I’d give him a piece of my mind to feast upon”
What does Marley say about his after-life state?
“I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot linger anywhere.”
give the quote where the ghost of christmas present shows Scrooge the children
“the boy is Ignorance. The girl is Want.”
give the quote where Scrooge is trying to extinguish the light of the ghost of christmas past
“though Scrooge pressed it down with all his force, he could not hide the light: which streamed from under it”
give the quote where the ghost of christamas present severely humbles scrooge
“You are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man’s child”
give the description of the ghost of christmas yet to come
“the phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached”
give the quote that shows how the only people considering to attend Scrooge’s funeral are as selfish and uncaring as he was
“I dont mind going if a lunch is provided”
give the quote that describes how Scrooge is completely alone in death
what is the purpose of showing this?
“unwatched, unwept and uncared for”
it contrasts to the way the cratchit family weep for Tiny Tim
give the quote where Bob mourns Tiny Tim’s death
“My little, little child!’ Cried Bob ‘My little child!”
give the quote from stave 5 where scrooge is happy
“I am light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy”
give the quote where scrooge pledges to help the Cratchits
“I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family”
give the quote from stave 5 where the weather reflects scrooge’s jovial mood
“No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold”
give a quote from the begining that shows Scrooge’s selfishness in relations to the fire
“Scrooge kept the coal box in his own room”
give a quote that describes Fred
“he was all in a glow…his eyes sparkled”
what is Scrooges reaction to seeing his childhood self alone?
“Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed”
give the quote where Scrooge begins to see where he became greedy
“his face had not the harsh and rigid lines of later years; but it had begun to wear the signs of care and avarice” (worry and greed)
give the quote where Scrooge recognises how good of an empoyer Fezziwig was
“the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune”
