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Flashcards by Riley Loades, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| "Hard and sharp as flint" Narrator (Stave I) | This metaphor portrays Scrooge's bold and harsh nature, which is reinforced by his interactions with the portly gentleman, the Cratchit family and even his own family. This creates an atmosphere of despise towards Scrooge as the audience acknowledge that all his harshness is unjustified, especially for the intensity of his words; "If they would rather die, they had better do it" |
| "If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population" Scrooge (Stave I) | This quotation suggests the intense passion and hatred that Scrooge feels about Christmas and the charitable atmosphere it brings. It also suggests his selfish nature and how Dickens presents the rich as extremely selfish, even on the most charitable day of the year. It emphasises to the audience that Scrooge is the ignorant, selfish rich that they all despised in their own society's, which allowed his eventual repentance to be more effective and emotive. |
| "Bah! Humbug" Scrooge | This phrase is repeated throughout the novella and emphasises Scrooges hatred toward Christmas. Dickens also presents the conflicting thoughts and ideas in Scrooges mind by using this quote as a way to portray Scrooges hatred for tradition, but also the repetition of the quote suggests that Scrooge has his own traditions he does every year e.g. hating Christmas. |
| "Solitary as an Oyster" Narrator (Stave I) | This simile suggests that Scrooge is selfish and doesn't want to share anything, not even his presence. It could also present that it is Scrooge nature and apart of his life to be isolated and solitary. This simile also presents early in the novella, that Scrooge is a selfish, isolated character that Dickens uses as a symbol for immorality. This also suggest that deep inside of Scrooge there is something valuable and precious being hidden away. |
| "Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough." Scrooge (Stave I) | Dickens uses this list of questions to present the shock that Scrooge undergoes when realising his own kind, Fred is merry. It also emphasises the value of money to Scrooge at the beginning of the novella as he believes its the only reason to be merry if you are poor because you had nothing beforehand, whereas the value of money to Scrooge depletes towards the end of the novella, as he offers the child money to go and buy a turkey for the Cratchits. |
| "He carried his own low temperature around with him" Narrator (Stave I) | This presents Scrooge as cold even without having to prove that himself. Dickens uses this declarative statement to convince the reader that Scrooge is the harsh, immoral character of the novella that shouldn't be empathised or sympathised with. The statement also links to the season of winter and Christmas time, which shows that no matter how cold it already is, Scrooge is on a different level. |
| "I wear the chain I forged in life" Ghost of Marley (Stave I) | It conveys the supernatural theme of the play linking to the preface of the novella and how it isn't meant to be scary. It also foreshadows how the upcoming ghosts aren't going to scare Scrooge they are actually going to help and direct him away from bearing his own chain; "The weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself?" |
| "Every idiot who goes around with Merry Xmas on their lips... should be buried with a stake of holly through his heart" Scrooge (Stave I) | This reinforces and emphasises Scrooges extreme hatred towards Christmas and also foreshadows the supernatural theme in the novella. Dickens uses the supernatural theme of the play to suggest that things from the past, present and future are scary, which is why Scrooge needed to desperately change his ways. |
| "I will honour Christmas in my heart. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." Scrooge (Stave V) | This presents the change that the ghosts have helped Scrooge undergo and how now he values the lessons that they taught him after he saw the consequences of his previous self's actions. It also shows how his attitude towards Christmas has changed and how he acknowledges the importance of Christmas to others, like the Cratchit family and Fred. |
| "Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all and became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew." Narrator (Stave V) | This reinforces the impact of Scrooge's change in contrast with how "nobody stopped him in the street" to begin with. This emphasises the overall message of the novella and Dickens himself to encourage the Victorian Era to be as kind, generous and charitable as possible because the effect it can have may be truly impossible, like how Scrooges change stopped Tiny Tim from passing. |
| "I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy, I am as giddy as a drunken man." Scrooge (Stave V) | This list of similes emphasises the change of Scrooge and also shows the cyclical change from his original comparisons to an oyster and flint. This suggests that Dickens wanted to portray that this attitude of Scrooge has always been hidden in the book, even from the beginning inside of Scrooge, like a pearl in an oyster. |
| "I have come to dinner. Will you let me in Fred?" Scrooge (Stave V) | This presents the change in Scrooge's and Fred's relationship from the beginning of the novella. The use of the modal verb 'will' suggests that even though Scrooge is asking politely if he can join, but it also creates the idea that Scrooge is still adapting to this new nature. This demonstrates to the reader that Scrooge is trying to change, but he might find it hard due to his traditions. |
| "You may be an undigested bit of beef" Ghost of Marley (Stave I) | This presents the idea that Marley's and Scrooge's relationship hasn't aged well after his death. It presents the image that Scrooge is someone that can't be taken by community and society anymore, no matter how much they try to accept him, shown by Fred's love for his uncle. |
| "Mankind was my business!" Ghost of Marley (Stave I) | This suggests that Marley is angry and frustrated with Scrooge as it was his persuasion and influence that may have caused him to bear the chains he forged in life. It also contrasts with Scrooge's previous statement; "It's not my business." It also portrays how Marley believes that Scrooge needs to start facing the facts and understand the consequences of his actions. |
| "On the very day of the funeral, you solemnised it with an undoubted bargain" Ghost of Marley (Stave I) | This presents the imagery that at the funeral of Marley, Scrooge still used it as a business opportunity, even with his business partner dead and gone. This demonstrates the selfish minded attitude of Scrooge to the reader, which Dickens uses to suggest the message that it was because of Scrooges attitude that other people are in less fortunate situation e.g. Marley and the Cratchit Family. |
| "Therefore I am about to raise your salary!" Scrooge (Stave V) | This demonstrates the change in attitude and perspective that the ghosts guided Scrooge towards and how he acknowledges that his immoral actions can have consequences, like the death of Tiny Tim so he tries to fix things to avoid them. It also suggests that the lessons the ghosts taught him also allowed him to realise that his value of money is too much, and that it should be the poor who value money more than the rich. |
| "God bless us everyone" Tiny Tim | This phrase shows the christian values and religious faith of Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, suggesting that they may only see God as their only hope. It also presents Tiny Tim as a grateful, optimistic character that tries to always look ahead towards the good and plays a huge part in Scrooges change, as Scrooge feels sorry for him and that he needs protecting and nurturing. |
| "Mr Scrooge. I'd give him a piece of my mind. An odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man" Mrs Cratchit | This presents Mrs Cratchits perspective of Scrooge as the normal poor person would in the Victorian Era, which emphasises the kind, good-hearted nature of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim as they continue to stay optimistic instead of whining and complaining about the position Scrooge has put their family in. |
| "Another Idol has displaced me... a golden one" Belle | This presents how Scrooge's value of money was the beginning of his downfall and how he lost all his close ones. This makes Scrooges repentance more important to the novella because it shows how for him to be happy he doesn't need money, he only needs his close ones to be happy, like Fred, the Cratchits and others, even if it does involve Scrooge paying a literal price, he acknowledges that the end reward was worth more than the financial sacrifice. |
| "What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough." Fred | This presents how Fred truly and genuinely cares about his uncle and doesn't want his entire life to resolve around money and wealth, however it can be argued that it already has which is why the supernatural has to get involved to stop him from the future chaos, shown to Scrooge. |
| "Scrooge's offences carry their own punishment. Who suffers? Himself!" Fred | This reinforces the idea that Scrooge values wealth too much and that by refusing to be charitable and help others, he is only hurting and depressing himself, because people like the Cratchits are happy with anything they are given no matter the amount since they have nothing. This is demonstrated as through Scrooge's change we see that he values his money less and uses his wealth to help others which makes him happy and filled with joy. |
| "Would you so soon put out... the light I give?" Ghost of Christmas Past (Stave II) | This creates the image that the ghosts are light guiding Scrooge to his new attitude and conscience, however Scrooge begins by trying to stop the ghosts because he is blinded by his wealth, that he can't see the importance of Christmas, kindness, generosity and happiness and Scrooge can only see them through having wealth and money. |
| "A small matter to make these folks so full of gratitude" Ghost of Christmas Past (Stave II) | This reinforces the idea that the poor are happy and grateful for anything since they have nothing to begin with. This plants the seeds for Scrooges change as he sees his own boss, Fezziwig show that to be successful you don't need endless amounts of money, you only need the happiness of others and their appreciation. |
| "To a poor one most. Because it needs it most" Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave III) | This demonstrates to the reader the idea that the poor are the ones that need the money and wealth Scrooge possesses because they appreciate it the most, whereas Scrooge is over the money and only wants it as sign of personal pride, he doesn't need it, he only wants it and he shows ignorance to the poor and what they actually need. |
| "They are Man's. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware for I see that written which is Doom." Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave III) | This presents the idea that everybody is ignorant and everyone wants something. The rich (Scrooge) are ignorant to the needs of the poor and only care about everything they have because they want to. Whereas, the poor are ignorant to their wants since they can't afford to want anything, they can only want to need things, whether that be wealth or happiness. |
| "It was shrouded in a deep black garment which concealed its head, its face, its form and left nothing visible except one outstretched hand" Ghost of Christmas Future (Stave IV) | This creates the image of this ghost to be similar and related to that of the Grim Reaper, which foreshadows that death is to come and creates suspense for the reader. It also emphasises that only the ghosts hand was visible suggesting that the ghost is asking for Scrooges hand so that he can follow him, implying that the future may be the time that Scrooge should fear the most; "I fear you more than any other spectre i have seen." |
| "He frightened everyone away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead, ha, ha!" "I am sure none of us will forget Tiny Tim" Ghost of Christmas Future (Stave IV) | These quotations suggest that society reacted differently to the death of Scrooge and Tiny Tim as for Scrooge they only laughed and joked about his death, perhaps as revenge for his treatment of others, while as for Tiny Tim they promised to never forget him. This emphasises the novella's message and how Dickens wanted to suggest to the rich that this is how they might be treated after their deaths, so that they change and support society, just like Scrooge. |
| "Bless his heart; it's Fezziwig alive again!" Scrooge (Stave II) | This foreshadows that there is something pure and sacred hiding away behind Scrooges hard, isolated attitude and shell. It also presents the relationship between Scrooge and Fezziwig as strong and loving, as Scrooge shows actual, genuine passion and love for Fezziwig through the use of the exclamatory statement and emotive verb "bless". |
| "I have come to bring you home dear brother... home, home, home!" Fan (Stave II) | The repetition of 'home' suggests that Scrooge and his family used to love and care for each other as much as any other family, however over time Scrooge's value of wealth tore him away from all his loved ones, while they still all loved and cared for him, shown by Fred's attitude to Scrooge; "Don't be angry Uncle. Merry Christmas!", Belle; "May you be happy in the life you have chosen" and Scrooges reaction to Fan; "You are quite a woman, little Fan". |
| "Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? Not a dead man I suppose." "He'd have had somebody to look after him when he was struck by Death, instead of lying gasping out his last there, alone by himself" Mrs Dilber/The Laundress/Joe (Stave IV) | This presents the impact and consequences of Scrooges actions has caused everybody no matter what he personally did to them or not to turn against him, showing no remorse or grief for Scrooge. It also conveys that Scrooge was too invested and focused on what happened to him, rather than what was happening around him and how others were being affected as he could have stopped this outcome and he learns that from this lesson and changes his ways. |
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