Supernatural Flashcards
1
Q
The introduction of the ghost in stave 1 appeals to the Victorian love of ghost stories and gothic horror making them want to read on.
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‘The hair was curiously stirred, as if by breath or hot air’
L - simile
C/R - suggesting Marley has not gone to heaven but to hell as there is lots of fire in the underworld the Victorian readers would be afraid as they want go to heaven and they believe in hell, modern readers would not pick up on this
2
Q
Marley’s ghost is the catalyst for the plot. It acts as a moral warning to Scrooge not to forge his own chain of things that will cause hi, guilt and regret.
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