Quote 12: “desire to see the spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered”

Question 1

“____ to see the ______ in his _____ ; and_____ him to be ______”

Answer 1

“desire to see the spirit in his cap; andbegged him to be covered”

Question 2

who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?

Answer 2

Scrooge wants to cover up the Ghost of Christmas Past’s light in Stave Two.

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• metaphor: in reference to scrooge’s proclivity to remain ignorant which is hindering his redemptive journey
• spirit: ghost of revelation and self discovery.
• scrooge reluctant to address his burdensome past as he would rather remain ignorant
• “covered” is synonymous with concealment however this is only temporary
• if scrooge chooses to not change, then he will only succumb to the ramifications of his actions later (e.g, marley and purgatory)