Paper 1 - A Christmas Carol Flashcards
What is the list of adjectives that the narrator uses to describe Scrooge in Stave 1?
“Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!”
What quote about light shows Scrooge’s callousness in Stave 1?
“Darkness was cheap and Scrooge liked it.”
How is Fred described in Stave 1?
“He was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked again”
What does Fred say to Scrooge to emphasise their distant relationship in Stave 1?
“I want nothing from you; I ask nothing from you, why cannot we be friends?”
How is the Ghost of Christmas Past described as in Stave 2?
“not so like a child as like an old man”
“its hair […] was white with age and yet […] the tenderest bloom was on the skin”
“Its hands and feet, most delicately formed”
“Wore a tunic of purest white […] lustrous belt”
“The crown of its head sprung a bright clear jet of light”
What is Scrooge’s initial reaction to the Ghost of Christmas Past in Stave 2?
“begged him to be covered”
“he could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end [(his welfare)]”
“I am a mortal […] and liable to fall”
How is Fezziwig described as in Stave 2?
“Old Fezziwig”
“capacious waistcoat […] organ of benevolence […] oily, rich, fat, jovial voice”
How is Fezziwig shown to be considerate to others, even at the expense of his own wealth in Stave 2?
“shaking hands with every person individually, […] wished him or her a Merry Christmas”
“Fuel heaped upon the fire”
“In came a fiddler […] in came the six young followers […] in came all the young men and women […] in they all came, anyhow and everyhow.”
What are the attitudes of other characters towards Fezziwig? How is this contrasted with Scrooge?
“Why, it’s old Fezziwig! Bless his heart”
“You wouldn’t believe how those two fellows went at it!”
“There was nothing they wouldn’t […] or couldn’t have cleared away, with old Fezziwig looking on. It was done in a minute”
Compared to
“dismal little cell, a sort of tank”
“the clerk’s fire was much smaller […] looked like one coal”
“Scrooge kept the coal box in his own room”
What key message does Scrooge express in Stave 2 about his wealth and power as an employer?
“He has the power to render happy or unhappy […] light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil […] The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.”
How is the Ghost of Christmas Present described as in Stave 3?
“clothed in one simple green robe […] capacious breast”
“its genial face, sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained demeanor, and its joyful air”
How does Scrooge react to the Ghost of Christmas present in Stave 3?
“the spirit’s eyes were clear and kind, he did not like to meet them”
“conduct me to where you will. […] I learnt a lesson which is working now. […] if you have aught to teach me, let me profit by it.”
What shows Scrooge’s shame when the Ghost of Christmas Present quotes his own words? (Stave 3)
“Scrooge hung his head […] and was overcome with penitence and grief”
What religious imagery is used when referring to Ignorance and Want in Stave 3?
“Where angels might have sat enthroned, devils lurked, and glared out menacing”
What are the lists of adjectives used to describe Ignorance and Want in Stave 3?
“Wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable”
“Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish”
