Xmas Chrol Flashcards

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Name some context about Xmas carol

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Dickens dad was sent to jail due to debt meaning dickens had to leave education
Dickens worked in warehouse
Dickens wrote Xmas carol to focus on society’s ills can be blamed on grade for money and status

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What did Thomas Malthus say

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He wanted to poor to die due to the fact they are dragging down society by eating all the food

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What is the poor law

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Less help given to the poor

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Name a quote about redemption

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“Can I change my future”

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5
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Why is family important in the play

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The absence of family can make a huge negative impact

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What does misanthropic mean

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Unsociable

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What dose avaricious mean

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Showing extreme greed

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What dose good Gergregarous

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Sociable

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Name a quote about Scrooge at the start

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“Hard and sharp as flint”—not malubl, can start a fire
“Solitary as an oyster”—strong,beautiful purl,

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Name a quote about Scrooge at the end of the play

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“I am as light as an feather and as happy as a angle”
Bright and happy

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When was Macbeth set

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11 century
Woman have no rights

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