reading 1 Flashcards
At the beginning of act 1, what information does Jacob Marley reveal about Ebenzer Scrooge?
Scrooge is a loaner and a miser
WHy does scrooge have negative feelings about people enjoying Chrismas?
He only cares about money, so Christmas is an interruption
at the end of act 1, Scrooge is seen himself at school when he was a child, what do we learn from the scene and child Hood?
He was alone
Why did Marley visit Scrooge in his rooms?
He needed to tell him that the three spirits will haunt him
Bob Cratchett makes excuses for Scrooge when his nephew calls him impossible. What does his excuses most likely mean?
Bob understands Scrooge and feel sorry for him
What do we learn about Scrooge after his four visions with the ghost of Christmas past
Scrooge was not always a grumpy miser
How did Scrooge feel after revisiting the fuzzwigs Christmas party?
He is sorry that he was so selfish with Bob
What impression did Scrooge make on the two men who visited and asked for donations
They think he is heartless and cruel
How did Scrooge first react to seeing crachit,s family in act 2
He thinks Bob has too many kids
What were the two women and man selling to old Joe?
Things that are stolen from Scrooges room after he died
What was the Cratchits response to the death of tiny Tim?
They tried to comfort each other and move on
The day after Christmas, how did Scrooge respond to Bob Cratchit arriving late to work?
He promises to pay him more
How did the first woman, old Joe talkative customer, feel about Scrooge
She thinks he was mean and terrible
Why was Scrooge struggling with knocking on the door to his nephew and nieces home?
He was afraid of being rejected
In the play, Marley is a human being yet in the anime film he’s a transparent ghost. What effects does presenting Marley differently have?
In the play, Marley is human, so the audience audience identifies with him, and can I have sympathy for him
