Stave 2 Flashcards
‘Rise! and walk with me!’ What does the use of imperatives and exclamative do in this quote?
It creates a sense of urgency, as if they don’t have a lot of time
After realising that how Fezziwig treated his employees, Scrooge says he needs that he would ‘like to be able to say a word or two to his clerk. Why does Scrooge say this?
He realises that he hasn’t been a great boss and wishes to make changes to this
Finish the quote: ‘The happiness he gives, is quite great as if it cost a ________?
Fortune
How does Scrooge feel when the ghost shows him Belle and her family having a great time?
He feels upset and realises that he made a mistake, he is now being shown what his life could’ve looked like if he had chosen love over money
How does Scrooge react to this memory and what does it say about his former self?
He reminisces and seems happy about the memory, it suggests that ‘his former self’ was much happier
How is redemption shown when Scrooge sees the carollers again with the ghost of christmas past
He regrets scaring them away last night, shows that he’s starting to learn to care about others.
How is the childlike and old nature of the ghost of christmas past portrayed?
It being childlike makes it seem unintimidating and its oldness makes it seem wise
In Victorian England, why did only women break off their engagements
If a man was to do it, it would make them like unmanly
In the phrase: ‘Another idol has displaced me’, what is the ‘idol’ that is being referred to.
Money, Belle believes she has been replaced by money by this ‘idol’ - has connotations of respect and creates an idea of something you worship.
What 2 things is the ghost of christmas past described as?
Old and childlike
What does ‘half recumbent’ mean?
Half lying up, half lying down
What does Belle say to break off her engagement?
‘I release you’
What does Belle value over money?
Love
What does Fan’s death explain about Scrooge’s character?
It explains Scrooge’s isolated and lonely nature because Fan was one of the only people that truly loved him
What does Fan’s repitition of ‘dear’ when addressing Scrooge show?
That they have a strong bond between the 2 of them
What does the repetition of ‘ding dong’ and Scrooge counting down the time create for the reader?
It creates suspense, to see if the ghost is actually going to turn up
What is the news that Fan brings to Scrooge?
That she has found a way for Scrooge to come home and spend Christmas with his family
What quote makes the reader feel sympathy and pity towards Scrooge
‘A solitary child’
What quote tells us that Fan has died?
‘She died a woman’
What quote tells us that Scrooge is valuing something else over his relationship?
‘Another idol has displaced me’.
What quote tells us that the ghosts voice seems far away?
‘As if it were at a distance’
What simile is used to describe the way Mr and Mrs Fezziwig dance?
‘Shone in every part of the dance, like moons’
What word describes Scrooge in this quotation - ‘A __________ child’?
Solitary
Who is Belle to Scrooge?
His ex fiancée
Who is Fan to Scrooge
His sister
Why did Belle break up with Scrooge?
He cared more about money than he did about her
Why did Dickens decide to create a contrast in the size of Belle’s family compared to Scrooge’s?
Belle’s large family and Scrooge’s lack of family emphasises Scrooge’s loneliness
Why does Dickens describe the ghosts voice ‘as if it were at a distance’?
To make the ghost seem far away, as is the past.
