KEY QUOTES Flashcards
Quote that heightens the impact of marleys death, exclaiming he is not alive, truly deceased Stave 1
“Old marley was as dead as a doornail”
Quote to describe Scrooge’s coldness Stave 1
“A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sonner!”
“Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him”
“Many thousands are in want of common necessities”
“I wish to be left alone”
“Hard and sharp as flint… As solitary as an oyster”
“Are there no prisons…are there no workhouses…”
“I wear the chain I forged in life”
“The chain was made up of cash boxes… ledgers… heavy purses”
“My spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits of our money changing hole”
“A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still - Scrooge sobbed”
“Scrooge’s heart and soul were in the scene… he remembered everything, enjoyed everything”
“He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome. The happiness he gives, is as if it cost a fortune.”
“Another idol has displaced me… a golden one”
“Would you (Scrooge) so soon put out the light I give?”