Ghosts

Question 1

Marley
all quotes

Answer 1

‘Marley was dead: to begin with’
‘sole executor’
‘cash-boxes, keys, padlocks’
‘Mankind was my business’

Question 2

Ghost of Past
all quotes

Answer 2

‘like a child as like an old man’
‘take heed’

Question 3

Ghost of present
all quotes

Answer 3

‘simple green robe’
‘not unlike Plenty’s horn’
‘This boy is Ignorance, This girl is Want’

Question 4

Ghost of Yet to come
all quotes

Answer 4

‘Phantom slowly, gravely, silently’
‘shrunk, collapsed and dwindled’

Question 5

Marley
1st point & quotations

Answer 5

Very first message, importance of Marley’s death ‘Marley was dead: to begin with’ dramatic short opening sentence, immediate suspense, gothic tale, foreshadows the contest of his death

Question 6

Marley
2nd point & quotations

Answer 6

Alienation from society ‘sole executor’ anaphoric catalogue of premodifying adjective, only Scrooge attended funeral, no other companions, meant to be oral tale as school wasn’t compulsory until 1870, homophone, lack of human emotion

Question 7

Marley
3rd point & quotations

Answer 7

Imprisoned by crimes he committed ‘cash-boxes, keys, padlocks’ list shows materialistic views, led to pain and torment, realised his past sins were his miserly and self-absorbed attitude, too late, no rest or peace, chance to prevent S from same fate, could end up in same suffering, option for S to transform, urgent

Question 8

Marley
4th point & quotations

Answer 8

Becomes Dickens’ mouthpiece ‘Mankind was my business’ juxtaposition of kindness with money, happiness and peace come from helping others, wealth not continued into afterlife

Question 9

Ghost of past
1st point & quotations

Answer 9

Strange paradox between young and old ‘like a child as like an old man’ unsettling, ethereal, anticipation for what powers this being holds, wisdom of an old man, innocence and purity of child, draws attention to what is going to happen

Question 10

Ghost of past
2nd point & quotations

Answer 10

Commanding ‘take heed’ imperative gives warning to Scrooge, he needs to comply, the visit is important, role of a teacher, delivering moral message to reflect on his previous caring self

Question 11

Ghost of present
1st point & quotations

Answer 11

Pagan giant, a model of Father Christmas ‘simple green robe’ relates to original Yule Festival, connected to natural, verdant environment, sense of peace surrounding him, he is comforting instead of fearful

Question 12

Ghost of present
2nd point & quotations

Answer 12

List of christmas food, embracing Xmas spirit, time of over indulgence, abundance of food, yet then shows the poor not having access to it, represents inequality in England, 40% of nations wealth owned by 5% of population ‘not unlike Plenty’s horn’ kind of cornucopia, more than enough to go round, benevolence, belief of equality

Question 13

Ghost of present
3rd point & quotations

Answer 13

Previously cheerful and hearty, now serious ‘This boy is Ignorance, This girl is Want’ personified figures show Dickens’ belief of evils in society ‘Ignorance’ shows need for education so poor children can change, rich not caring for those below them, ‘Want’ constant desire for more, never satisfied, innocent children creates pathos, pushes guilt on Scrooge

Question 14

Ghost of yet to come
1st point & quotations

Answer 14

Different to other spirits, sinister, ‘Phantom slowly, gravely, silently’ tricolon of adverbs, macabre mood, relates to death, mysterious, silence is ominous, spirit is too powerful to use words, greatest power seen so far, climax point, forces Scrooge to fill the silence and confess, begins journey to change

Question 15

Ghost of yet to come
2nd point & quotations

Answer 15

Last impression, spirit’s sudden disappearance ‘shrunk, collapsed and dwindled’ series of verbs implies the future can be amended, hope for Scrooge, sinister being ends in a positive light, example for Scrooge