Themes: The Supernatural

Question 1

Supernatural elements of the novella

Answer 1

The Ghosts
The time
Marley
The visions Scrooge has when with the spirits

Question 2

Quotations to describe the supernatural nature of the Ghosts (and Marley)

Answer 2

The spectre’s voice disturbed the very marrow in his [Scrooge] bones. (S1)
Why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?’ (Scrooge, S1)
You [Scrooge] do not believe in me.’ (Marley’s Ghost, S1)
What evidence would you [Scrooge] have of my reality beyond that of your senses?’ (Marley’s Ghost, S1)

Question 3

Quotations to describe the effect of the supernatural on Scrooge

Answer 3

Marley’s Ghost bothered him exceedingly. (S2)
‘Leave me. Take me back. Haunt me no longer!’ (Scrooge, S2)
The spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can.’ (Scrooge, S5)
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards. (S5)