Forgiveness Flashcards
‘I release you with a full heart, for the love of him you once were’
L - verb
L - adjective
As Belle has seen the change in Scrooge and his obsession with money, she releases him from their engagement and forgives him from wanting to leave her as she is dowerless.
‘odious’
‘I’ll drink his health’
L - adjective
Mrs. Cratchit describes Scrooge as a horrible person.
L - verb
Bob Cratchit reminds his wife that Christmas is about goodwill and forgiveness and she should drink a toast to Scrooge even if she does not like him.
‘founder of the feast’
L - metaphor
Bob describes Scrooge as the founder of the feast as he pays his salary. This shows how forgiving Bob is as a character as Scrooge pays him little and treat him horribly as an employer.
I - the word ‘feast’ can be interpreted ironically as Bob cannot afford a feast due to his little salary.
‘I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried’
‘who suffers by his ill whims? Himself’
L - modal verb
Fred describes how he forgives Scrooge for his unpleasant behaviours and attitude towards him as he feels sorry for Scrooge because his frugality only punishes himself.
‘she was thankful in her soul to hear it but she prayed forgiveness the next moment’
L - adjective
L - verb
Scrooge’s debtor feels guilt for being happy that Scrooge is dead so she asks for forgiveness.
‘your nature intercedes for me so that I may change these shadows by an altered life’
L - verb
L - adjective
Scrooge believes the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is to intervene with his path towards damnation so that he can change his future to be forgiven.
‘some people laughed to see the alteration in him but he let them laugh’
L - verb
Scrooge has changed to be forgiving. He lets other people to laugh at his changes as he knows that the change is the best that has happened to him.
