A CHRISTMAS CAROL REVISION PAGE 2
Stave 1 Quotes
he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-
stone Hard and sharp as flint
a squeezing, wrenching, grasping,
scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!
"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket
every twenty-fifth of December!" said
Scroogebut I suppose you must have
the whole day. Be here all the earlier next
morning."
solitary as an oyster he iced his office
He carried his own low temperature
always about with him;
"I am here to-night to warn you, that you
have yet a chance and hope of escaping
my fate.
"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had
better do it, and decrease the surplus
population.Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge.
Nobody ever stopped him in the street to
say, with gladsome looks, "My dear
Scrooge, how are you?...No beggars no
children
keep his eye upon his clerk Scrooge
kept the coal-box in his own room.[if[ the
clerk came in with the shovelit would be
necessary for them to part.
Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his
usual melancholy tavern;
"Bah! Humbug!"
Out upon merry Christmas! What's
Christmas time to you but a time for
paying bills without money; a time for
finding yourself a year older, but not an
hour richer;
Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry
Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled
with his own pudding, and buried with a
stake of holly through his heart.
Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy
of action, that the singer fled in terror
CONTEXT POINTS TO CHOOSE FROM
a) Dickens uses Scrooge as a caricature to expose the greed, indifference and selfishness of rich Victorian factory owners.
b) Dickens exposes the corrupting, alienating and isolating effects of capitalism and greed and how it can negatively affect human
relationships
c) Dickens wanted to publicise the deplorable conditions that the poor were forced to live and work in.
d) Dickens was particularly concerned with the health and wellbeing of children.
Stave 2 Quotes
A lonely boy was reading near a feeble
fire; and Scrooge sat down upon a form,
and wept to see his poor forgotten self as
he used to be.
Not a latent echo in the house, not a
squeak and scuffle from the mice behind
the panelling,...but fell upon the heart of
Scrooge with a softening influence, and
gave a freer passage to his tears.
`Why, its Ali Baba. Scrooge exclaimed in And every man on board, waking or sleeping,
ecstasy.
to see his heightened and excited face;
would have been a surprise to his business
friends in the city,
There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol
at my door last night. I should like to have
given him something: thats all.
During the whole of this time, Scrooge had
acted like a man out of his wits. His heart
and soul were in the scene, and with his
former self.
`Why, its old Fezziwig. Bless his heart
He [Fezziwig] has the power to render us
happy or unhappy; to make our service
light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil.
I should like to be able to say a word or
two to my clerk just now! That's all."
When he saw the master of the house,
having his daughter leaning fondly on him,
when he thought that such anothermight
have called him father, and been a spring-
time in the haggard winter of his life, his
sight grew dim indeed.
`You fear the world too much, she [Belle]
answered, gently. `All your other hopes
have merged into the hope of being
beyond the chance of its sordid reproach.
I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off
one by one, until the master-passion, Gain,
engrosses you.
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They were not a handsome family; they were not "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,"
well dressed; their shoes were far from being said the same speaker; "for upon my
water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter life I don't know of anybody to go
might have known, and very likely did, the inside "If there is any person in the town,
of a pawnbroker's. But, they were happy, who feels emotion caused by this
grateful, pleased with one another, and man's death," said Scrooge quite
contented with the time; agonised, "show that person to me,
Spirit, I beseech you."
Uncle Scrooge had imperceptibly become so gay merchants; who hurried up and down,
and light of heart, that he would have pledged and chinked the money in their
the unconscious company in return, and thanked pockets, and conversed in groups, and
them in an inaudible speech, if the Ghost had looked at their watches,
given him time.
It was shrouded in a deep black He went to church, and
good or bad, had had a kinder word for another garment, which concealed its head, its
on that day than on any day in the year; face, its form
For, the people who were shovelling away on the ` he has walked a little slower than he
housetops were jovial and full of glee used.
exchanging a facetious snowball -- better- Quiet. Very quiet. The noisy little
natured missile Cratchits were as still as statues in one
corner,
Oh, a wonderful pudding! Bob Cratchit said, and Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as
calmly too, that he regarded it as the greatest he went; and following the finger, read
success achieved by Mrs Cratchit since their upon the stone of the neglected grave
marriage. his own name, Ebenezer Scrooge.
"No, no," said Scrooge. "Oh, no, kind Spirit. Say My little, little child!" cried Bob. "My
he will be spared." "If these shadows remain little child!" He broke down all at once.
unaltered by the Future, none other of my race," He couldn't help it.'Heartily sorry,' he
returned the Ghost, "will find him here. said, 'for your good wife. If I can be of
service to you in any way,' he said,
giving me his card, 'that's where I live.
Tiny Tim upon his shoulder. The ways were foul and narrow; the
"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim shops and houses wretched; the
"Mr Scrooge!" said Bob; "I'll give you Mr Scrooge, people half-naked, drunken, slipshod,
the Founder of the Feast!" ugly. Alleys and archways, like so
many cesspools, disgorged their
offenses of smell, and dirt, and life,
upon the straggling streets; and the
Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish; but whole quarter reeked with crime, with
prostrate, too, in their humility. Where graceful filth, and misery.
youth should have filled their features out, and
'If he wanted to keep them after he
touched them with its freshest tints, a stale and
was dead, a wicked old screw,'
shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched,
pursued the woman, 'why wasn't he
and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds.
natural in his lifetime? If he had been,
he'd have had somebody to look after
This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware him when he was struck with Death,
them both, and all of their degree, but most of instead of lying gasping out his last
all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that there, alone by himself.'
written which is Doom, unless the writing be
erased. Deny it!"
Spirit. said Scrooge in a broken voice, remove My life upon this globe, is very brief,"
me from this place. replied the Ghost. "It ends to-night."
SAMPLE QUESTIONS.
How does Dickens present Scrooges transformation
How does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider?
How does Dickens present Bob Cratchit
How does Dickens present the poor?
The bed was his own, the
room was his own. Best
and happiest of all, the
Time before him was his
own, to make amends in!
'I will live in the Past, the
Present, and the Future!'
Scrooge repeated, as he
scrambled out of bed.
walked about the
streets,...and found that
everything could yield him
pleasure. He had never
dreamed that any walk
that anything could give
him so much happiness.
"A merrier Christmas, Bob,
my good fellow, than I
have given you for many a
year. I'll raise your salary,
and endeavour to assist
your struggling family,
Bob trembled, and got a
little nearer to the ruler.
He had a momentary idea
of knocking Scrooge down
with it, holding him, and
calling to the people in the
court for help and a strait-
waistcoat.
Scrooge was better than
his word. He did it all, and
infinitely more; and to Tiny
Tim, who did not die, he
was a second father. He
became as good a friend,
as good a master, and as
good a man, as the good
old city knew, or any other
good old city, town, or
borough, in the good old
world.
e) Dickens wanted to raise the question: who is responsible for looking after the poor in society?
f) Dickens wanted to highlight the importance of home and family at a time when society was becoming fragmented.
g) Dickens wanted to show what would happen in the future if the needs of the poor were not met
h) Dickens wanted to show how memory can be a catalyst for making people become more sympathetic.
i) Dickens wanted to appeal to the inherent goodness inside people and show the capacity for everyone to change.
j) Dickens wanted to revive and celebrate Christmas as a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time
BRONZE: Explain what you learn
about the character in each quote.
Stave 1 Quotes
he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-
stone Hard and sharp as flint
a squeezing, wrenching, grasping,
scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!
"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket
every twenty-fifth of December!" said
Scroogebut I suppose you must have
the whole day. Be here all the earlier next
morning."
solitary as an oyster he iced his office
He carried his own low temperature
always about with him;
"I am here to-night to warn you, that you
have yet a chance and hope of escaping
my fate.
"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had
better do it, and decrease the surplus
population.Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge.
Nobody ever stopped him in the street to
say, with gladsome looks, "My dear
Scrooge, how are you?...No beggars no
children
keep his eye upon his clerk Scrooge
kept the coal-box in his own room.[if[ the
clerk came in with the shovelit would be
necessary for them to part.
Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his
usual melancholy tavern;
"Bah! Humbug!"
Out upon merry Christmas! What's
Christmas time to you but a time for
paying bills without money; a time for
finding yourself a year older, but not an
hour richer;
Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry
Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled
with his own pudding, and buried with a
stake of holly through his heart.
Silver: Identify language features
and key words within each quotation
A CHRISTMAS CAROL REVISION PAGE 2
Stave 2 Quotes
A lonely boy was reading near a feeble
fire; and Scrooge sat down upon a form,
and wept to see his poor forgotten self as
he used to be.
Not a latent echo in the house, not a
squeak and scuffle from the mice behind
the panelling,...but fell upon the heart of
Scrooge with a softening influence, and
gave a freer passage to his tears.
`Why, its Ali Baba. Scrooge exclaimed in And every man on board, waking or sleeping,
ecstasy.
to see his heightened and excited face;
would have been a surprise to his business
friends in the city,
There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol
at my door last night. I should like to have
given him something: thats all. success achieved by Mrs Cratchit since their
During the whole of this time, Scrooge had
acted like a man out of his wits. His heart
and soul were in the scene, and with his
former self.
`Why, its old Fezziwig. Bless his heart Tiny Tim upon his shoulder.
He [Fezziwig] has the power to render us
happy or unhappy; to make our service
light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil.
I should like to be able to say a word or
two to my clerk just now! That's all."
When he saw the master of the house,
having his daughter leaning fondly on him,
when he thought that such anothermight
have called him father, and been a spring-
time in the haggard winter of his life, his
sight grew dim indeed.
`You fear the world too much, she [Belle]
answered, gently. `All your other hopes
have merged into the hope of being
beyond the chance of its sordid reproach.
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Stave 3 Quotes
They were not a handsome family; they were not
well dressed; their shoes were far from being
water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter
might have known, and very likely did, the inside
of a pawnbroker's. But, they were happy,
grateful, pleased with one another, and
contented with the time;
Uncle Scrooge had imperceptibly become so gay
and light of heart, that he would have pledged
the unconscious company in return, and thanked
them in an inaudible speech, if the Ghost had
given him time.
It was shrouded in a deep black
good or bad, had had a kinder word for another
on that day than on any day in the year;
For, the people who were shovelling away on the
housetops were jovial and full of glee
exchanging a facetious snowball -- better-
natured missile
Oh, a wonderful pudding! Bob Cratchit said, and
calmly too, that he regarded it as the greatest
upon the stone of the neglected grave
marriage.
"No, no," said Scrooge. "Oh, no, kind Spirit. Say
he will be spared." "If these shadows remain
unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,"
returned the Ghost, "will find him here.
The ways were foul and narrow; the
"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim
"Mr Scrooge!" said Bob; "I'll give you Mr Scrooge,
the Founder of the Feast!"
Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish; but
prostrate, too, in their humility. Where graceful
youth should have filled their features out, and
touched them with its freshest tints, a stale and
shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched,
and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds.
This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware
them both, and all of their degree, but most of
all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that
written which is Doom, unless the writing be
erased. Deny it!"
How does Dickens present the rich?
How does Dickens present the ghosts?
How does Dickens present the theme of Christmas?
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context point
Stave 4 Quotes
"It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,"
said the same speaker; "for upon my
life I don't know of anybody to go
"If there is any person in the town,
who feels emotion caused by this
man's death," said Scrooge quite
agonised, "show that person to me,
Spirit, I beseech you."
merchants; who hurried up and down,
and chinked the money in their
pockets, and conversed in groups, and
looked at their watches,
He went to church, and walked
garment, which concealed its head, its
face, its form
` he has walked a little slower than he
used.
Quiet. Very quiet. The noisy little
Cratchits were as still as statues in one
corner,
Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as
he went; and following the finger, read
his own name, Ebenezer Scrooge.
My little, little child!" cried Bob. "My
little child!" He broke down all at once.
He couldn't help it.'Heartily sorry,' he
said, 'for your good wife. If I can be of
service to you in any way,' he said,
giving me his card, 'that's where I
live.
Bob trembled, and got a little
shops and houses wretched; the
people half-naked, drunken, slipshod,
ugly. Alleys and archways, like so
many cesspools, disgorged their
offenses of smell, and dirt, and life,
upon the straggling streets; and the
whole quarter reeked with crime, with
filth, and misery.
'If he wanted to keep them after he
was dead, a wicked old screw,'
pursued the woman, 'why wasn't he
natural in his lifetime? If he had been,
he'd have had somebody to look after
him when he was struck with Death,
instead of lying gasping out his last
there, alone by himself.'
Stave 5 Quotes
The bed was his own, the room
was his own. Best and happiest of
all, the Time before him was his
own, to make amends in!
'I will live in the Past, the Present,
and the Future!' Scrooge
repeated, as he scrambled out of
bed.
about the streets,...and found that
everything could yield him
pleasure. He had never dreamed
that any walk that anything
could give him so much
happiness.
"A merrier Christmas, Bob, my
good fellow, than I have given you
for many a year. I'll raise your
salary, and endeavour to assist
your struggling family,
nearer to the ruler. He had a
momentary idea of knocking
Scrooge down with it, holding him,
and calling to the people in the
court for help and a strait-
waistcoat.
Scrooge was better than his word.
He did it all, and infinitely more;
and to Tiny Tim, who did not die,
he was a second father. He
became as good a friend, as good
a master, and as good a man, as
the good old city knew, or any
other good old city, town, or
borough, in the good old world.
Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off Spirit. said Scrooge in a broken voice, remove My life upon this globe, is very brief,"
of action, that the singer fled in terror one by one, until the master-passion, Gain, me from this place. replied the Ghost. "It ends to-night."
engrosses you.
CONTEXT POINTS TO CHOOSE FROM SAMPLE QUESTIONS.
k) Dickens uses Scrooge as a caricature to expose the greed, indifference and selfishness of rich Victorian factory owners. How does Dickens present Scrooges transformation
l) Dickens exposes the corrupting, alienating and isolating effects of capitalism and greed and how it can negatively affect human How does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider?
relationships How does Dickens present Bob Cratchit
m) Dickens wanted to publicise the deplorable conditions that the poor were forced to live and work in.
n) Dickens was particularly concerned with the health and wellbeing of children.
How does Dickens present the poor?
o) Dickens wanted to raise the question: who is responsible for looking after the poor in society? How does Dickens present the rich?
p) Dickens wanted to highlight the importance of home and family at a time when society was becoming fragmented. How does Dickens present the ghosts?
q) Dickens wanted to show what would happen in the future if the needs of the poor were not met How does Dickens present the theme of Christmas?
r) Dickens wanted to show how memory can be a catalyst for making people become more sympathetic.
s) Dickens wanted to appeal to the inherent goodness inside people and show the capacity for everyone to change.
t) Dickens wanted to revive and celebrate Christmas as a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time
BRONZE: Explain what you learn Silver: Identify language features Gold: Platinum: Link each quotation to a
about the character in each quote. and key words within each quotation Link each quotation to a theme context point