Quote 25: “unwatched, unwept, uncared for”

Question 1

“_______, ______, ______ for”

Answer 1

“unwatched, unwept, uncared for”

Question 2

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

Answer 2

description of Scrooge’s corpse at the end of Stave 4

Question 3

4 key features:

Answer 3

• conditions are reflective of his attitude towards others in current life
• negation: serves to emphasise the life of isolation that scrooge is destined to lead if he does not change
• this notion is subsequently reinforced through the “neglected” state of his grave
• if he does not break the cycle of neglect that was present from his childhood, then he will suffer the same fate