christmas carol

Question 1

scrooge stave 1

Answer 1

secret and self contained and as solitary as an oyster

Question 2

meaning behind solitary as an oyster

Answer 2

encapsulates scrooge as a character . greed makes him miserable .sibilance makes it sound sinister and haunting /secret /self contained /solitary-closed off /recluse- talk about oyster -unlikeable . dickens is sayin theres potential within scrooge

Question 3

scrooge stave 3

Answer 3

have they no refuge or recourse

Question 4

meaning behind have they no refuge or recource

Answer 4

contrasts to stave 1 ‘are there no prisons ‘ shows the contrast in scroges viewpoints. want to support poor now.
ironic because he shows sypmathy for ignorance and want who arent people but creatures that represent poor. his sympathy is extending to all poor ppl not just one that he know personally

Question 5

stave 5 scrooge

Answer 5

i am light as a feather ,i am happy as an angel

Question 5

ghost of christmas past

Answer 5

i wear the chains i forged in life

Question 5

meaning of i am light as a feather i am happy as an angel

Answer 5

highlights scrooges transformation
repitition-constant affirmation represents scrooges change of views to life . light ,happy -connatations of joy

Question 5

analysis for ghost of past

Answer 5

shows the ghost to be omniscient
‘certain wharehouse’ implies that scrooge are in a location of similar building/plenty of wharehouses. spirit has been able to take scrooge to the wharehouse which means most to him (fezzywig). by being able to take scrooge to such an important place in his past that he doesnt even recall it shows the spirit knows more than scrooge implies that the spirit is omniscient ,emphasises power of the spirits over human

Question 6

ghost of present quote

Answer 6

he sprinkled incence on their dinners from his torch ‘

Question 7

ghost of present analysis

Answer 7

shows ghost as genourous and sypathetic to the poor . greatly contrasts with scrooges typical behaviour. spirit providing a role model for scrooge

Question 8

ghost of christmas yet to come quote

Answer 8

for the first time his hand appeared to shake

Question 9

ghost of christmas yet to come analysis

Answer 9

spirit is beggining to weaken/loose its power when scrooge starts to demonstrate he learnt his lesson. not as powerful as previous ghosts . this ghost is beaten through kindness and change of scrooge . allows dickens to convey his views on capitalism and greed

Question 10

stave 3 the cratchits

Answer 10

dressed out but poorly in a twice turned gown
sufficient chrismas dinner

Question 11

analysis for stave 3 cratchit

Answer 11

puts emphasis on their poorness
twice turned shows the cratchits cant afford new clothing -mrs cratchit has turned her clother around twice

Question 12

stave 1 the cratchit

Answer 12

the clerk put on his white comforter and tried to warm himself at the candle

Question 13

stave 1 bob cratchit analysis

Answer 13

allows audience to sympasthise becuase he is forced to work in cold unpleasant environment
quite a reserved meek character -by using candle shows he hasnt the courage to ask scrooge for greater source of warmth instead he is greatful for the candle

Question 14

fred start

Answer 14

merry christmas uncle!! god save you!

Question 15

fred start analysis

Answer 15

use of exlamations emphasises his generosity of spirit towards christmas and his uncle . dickens reminds us of importance of god

Question 16

fred middle

Answer 16

i mean to give him the same chance every year

Question 17

fred middle analysis

Answer 17

depicts fred as a good christian who beleives in scrooges change. fred refuses to be critical of scrooges self centred ways, expresses this by welcomin scrooge back into familt if he changes