Fred & Family

Question 1

Fred
all quotes

Answer 1

‘A merry Christmas uncle!’
‘his face was ruddy and handsome’
‘open their shut up hearts freely’
‘Come! Dine with us tomorrow’
‘I am heartily sorry for it Mr Cratchit’
‘it is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off’

Question 2

Fred’s family
all quotes

Answer 2

‘dear, dear brother’
‘home, home, home!’
‘delicate creature’
‘sunniest pair of eyes’
‘Oh perfectly satisfactory!’
‘tumbling over the chairs, bumping against the piano’

Question 3

Fred
1st point & quotations

Answer 3

First impression ‘A Merry Christmas Uncle!’ exclamatory mood, religious qualities, verb, upbeat tone, further vitality ‘his face was ruddy and handsome’ physical description reflecting warm personality, presented as likeable character to audience

Question 4

Fred
2nd point & quotations

Answer 4

Altruistic views, Dickens’ mouthpiece to educate readers on the important to think of those below him, he sees Christmas as perfect time ‘open their shut up hearts freely’ encourages others to do the same, drastic contrast to Scrooge

Question 5

Fred
3rd point & quotations

Answer 5

‘Come! Dine with us tomorrow’ imperative verb, generosity, share celebrations with miserable Scrooge as he is Fred’s uncle, family orientated, desperate to persuade him, pleading to restore their connection, pitiful attempt

Question 6

Fred
4th point & quotations

Answer 6

Shows compassion even to near strangers ‘I am heartily sorry for it Mr Cratchit’ shows kindness to everyone, good member of society, Dickens shows his belief that everyone must be empathetic for a better society

Question 7

Fred
5th point & quotations

Answer 7

At very end of play, Scrooge turns up to Fred’s house ‘it is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off’ genuine delight to see and welcome him, forgives his previous actions immediately, proud of him

Question 8

Fred family
1st point & quotations

Answer 8

Fan’s character relates to Dickens’ sister ‘Fanny’ died of tuberculosis, she respects her older sibling ‘dear dear brother’ repetition of vocatives, affectionate attitude, familial connection was disturbed while Scrooge at school, eager to be reunited ‘home home home!’ triadic repetition, exclamatory mood sentence, is ebullient

Question 9

Fred family
2nd point & quotations

Answer 9

After loving scene with Fan showing kindness, referred to as ‘delicate creature’ clearly forebodes tragedy, rare for someone ‘delicate’ to live for long as life expectancy in Victorian era was very low, she was weak, creates sympathy as she died young

Question 10

Fred family
3rd point & quotations

Answer 10

Fred’s wife is beautiful ‘sunniest pair of eyes’ superlative, warmth, brightness, similar to Fred both physically and personality, perfect match ‘Oh perfectly satisfactory!’ narrative intervention, reader to see her positively, importance of having an attractive wife in Victorian era, perfect couple

Question 11

Fred family
4th point & quotations

Answer 11

Fred’s family celebrations focus on enjoyment ‘tumbling over the chairs, bumping against the piano’ fast paced action, excitement, non-finite verbs in asyndetic list, activity, sharing joy, what Scrooge is missing out on