Christmas Carol Flashcards
Stave 1
What quote shows that Scrooge is mean and stingy?
‘as hard and sharp as flint’
Stave 1
What quote shows that Scrooge is as cold-blooded as a dead penguin?
‘External heat and cold had little
influence on Scrooge.’
Stave 1
What quote shows that the walls cannot keep out the cold?
‘The fog came pouring in at every
chink and keyhole.’
Stave 1
What quote shows that Scrooge believes poverty is a crime?
‘”Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge.’
What quote shows that Scrooge does not fit into the wider society?
‘Solitary as an oyster.’
What quote shows that Scrooge does not treat his employee
well?
‘His clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond…was
copying letters…’
Who is this quote describing :
‘He was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and
handsome; his eyes sparkled.’ ?
Fred
What quote shows that Scrooge does not celebrate Xmas?
‘“I don’t make merry myself at Christmas, and I
can’t afford to make idle people merry.”’
What quote shows that Scrooge cares nothing for the poor, and believes they are a waste of resources?
‘”If they would rather die… they had
better do it, and decrease the surplus
population.’”
What quote shows that your actions during life affect your afterlife?
‘”I wear the chain I forged in life.”’
What quote shows caring for others is more important than making money?
‘”Mankind was my business.”’
What quote shows Scrooge does not believe in freedom?
‘At the ominous word liberality’, Scrooge frowned.’
What quote shows that Scrooge has continued the bad ways of him and Marley to this very day
‘”Or would know,” pursued the Ghost,
“the weight and length of the strong coil you
bear yourself? It was full as heavy and as long
as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You have
laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous
chain!”’
What quote shows that Scrooge’s transformation has began?
‘He tried to say, ‘Humbug!’ but stopped at the first
syllable.’
What quote shows that the ghost does not belong in this world?
‘Scrooge… found himself face to face with the
unearthly visitor…’
Which ghost visits Scrooge in stave 2?
Christmas Past
What quote shows that the ghost does not belong in this world?
‘Scrooge… found himself face to face with the
unearthly visitor…’
What quote shows that the past informs the future?
‘It was a strange figure – like a child: yet not so like a
child as like an old man.’
What quote shows that Scrooge is feeling sad for his old self?
‘”Your lip is trembling,” said the Ghost. “And what is
that upon your cheek?”’
What quote shows that Scrooge has a human side?
‘Scrooge… wept to see his poor forgotten self as he
used to be.’