Quote 15: “There was an eager, greedy, restless motion in the eye, which showed the passion that had taken root”

Question 1

“There was an _____, ______, ______ ______ in theeye, which showed the _______ that had taken ______”

Answer 1

“There was an eager, greedy, restless motion in theeye, which showed the passion that had taken root”

Question 2

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

Answer 2

scrooge’s discussion with belle in stave 2 prior to her terminating their engagement

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• semantic field of avarice: cause of inevitable downfall
• extended metaphor: avarice is a “seed” that scrooge voluntarily planted without considering the ramifications of actions
• “seed” started out as miniscule
• roots grew to become insurmountable- reflective of scrooge’s addiction to quantifying his wealth
• “root” can be removed however task is laborious and scrooge will require all the help he can get from spirits