Christmas Carol (Key Quotes)

Question 1

I hope to live to be a better man from what I was

Answer 1

Scrooge still hasn’t changed yet
scrooge may be hoping to become a better man than he once was
may become a more courageous man

Question 2

It was a happier house for this mans death

Answer 2

inviting scrooge into his own home, into the bosom of his family
The house represents the whole family

Question 3

Lead on! time is precious to me

Answer 3

Scrooge demands that the ghost take him on his journey
recognises that time is important

Question 4

To tiny tim, who did not die, he was a second father

Answer 4

reconnects with his family at the end of the play
becomes a second father to ‘Tiny tim’

Question 5

I’m quite a baby. Never mind I’d rather be a baby

Answer 5

becomes filled with the wonder of youth by the end
scrooge being reborn

Question 6

I will honour Christmas with my heart, and keep it all year

Answer 6

decided to keep Christmas annually
Scrooge will finally care about Christmas

Question 7

It was a happier house for this man’s death

Answer 7

two people were indebted to scrooge
reluctantly celebrate his passing away

Question 8

Lead on! this time is precious to me

Answer 8

scrooge has his bed curtains pulled aside for him
he recognises that time precious
there is no amount of money you can lose that you can’t get back

Question 9

I mean to give him the same chance every year, I pity him!

Answer 9

Fred embodies Dicken’s belief and principles
Fred insists that he will give Scrooge the same “Chance”- the chance of redemption- every year

Question 10

“Have they no refuge or resource” cried scrooge

Answer 10

scrooge questions where the poor children can go for help
recognises that they are young and incapable of defending themselves

Question 11

“This boy is ignorance… written which is doom”

Answer 11

reveals that two children that have come to him
Dickens highlights what he feels are the two biggest ills in society

Question 12

“I’ll give you Mr scrooge, the founder of feast”

Answer 12

Shows that Bob is sympathising with scrooge
bob’s job only exists because Scrooge has built the business

Question 13

“dressed out but poorly in a twice-turned gown, but rave in ribbons”

Answer 13

Mrs Cratchit is drawing attention to herself
She isn’t shrinking into poverty
she is proud of herself

Question 14

“Tiny Tim is as good as gold- and better”

Answer 14

Related to scrooge’s understanding for gold
Tim’s happiness is more valuable than gold

Question 15

“You fear the world too much”

Answer 15

he accepts that there are things to fear in the world
his terror of poverty is turning him into a monster

Question 16

If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death

Answer 16

dickens believed that humans were deeply social creatures
dickens thought we ‘all shared the world’

Question 17

The poor should die if they want to, as it would” decrease the surplus population”

Answer 17

says that poor people who don’t want to work should just pass away
Very harsh and selfish

Question 18

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

Answer 18

scrooge is suggesting that the poor should simply use workhouses
shows how selfish and prideful he is

Question 19

Bah Humbug

Answer 19

Scrooge is arguing that Christmas is a trick- a false reality
Starts to act selfishly

Question 20

He was as hard and sharp as a flint

Answer 20

Scrooge was a tough individual
Sharpness also suggests that he’s dangerous and can hurt you if you get too close,

Question 21

He was solitary as an oyster

Answer 21

like any oyster keeps himself hidden from the outside world
Oyster is soft and vulnerable

Question 22

“My little, little child!” cried Bob. “My little child!” – Bob Cratchit, Stave IV

Answer 22

Dickens presents Bob as a devoted father and husband
pronoun “my” suggests a close bond
shows affection for his son

Question 23

“every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart”

Answer 23

illustrates Scrooge’s contempt and aversion towards Christmas
His violent and hyperbolic language here is in sharp contrast

Question 24

“I am not the man I was” - Scrooge, Stave IV

Answer 24

Dickens presents Scrooge’s transformation from grump to beloved
Dickens conveys a universal message that everyone is capable of change

Question 25

Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner

Answer 25

Dickens states they were partners for many years
revealed that Scrooge answerer Both his and Marley’s name

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Bob is in constant fear of losing his job
his situation depends on businessman like scrooge