Christmas carol quotes Flashcards
4 quotes showing scrooges change throughout the play
“I will honour Christmas in my heart” - scrooge shows his respect to the 3 spirits . And he promises to change the way he views life and Christmas
“I am light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy, I am giddy as a drunken man”- shows scrooges new found opinion on life
“Therefore I am about to raise your salary!”-Scrooge rewards bob Cratchit for his hard work and now knows of his situation at home, he wants to help.
“I don’t know anything. I’m quite a baby”-Metaphor, Babies are pure, innocent, un-knowing. Scrooge is admitting his innocence
key quote on scrooge
as solitary as an oyster
key quote in jacob marley
i made the chains I forged in life
key quote on Fred
“A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!”
quote of the ghosts
Past - “Bright, Clear jet of light” symbolising truth that can be found in memories.
Present “There sat a jolly giant, glorious to see.”
Ghost of yet to come: “It seemed to scatter gloom and mystery.”
key the Cratchit family
“A Merry Christmas to us, all, my dears. God bless us.”
a quote that shows the Christmas spirit
i will honour Christmas in my heart and try and keep it all year
quote that shows redemption
scrooge is “ glowing in his good intentions “
quote that shows poverty and social responsibility
if they would rather die they better do it a decrease the surplus population
quote that shows family
an example is when the Christmas present showed scrooge people running out into the snow “sisters brothers cousins aunts and uncle’s”
What are the the 4 themes of Christmas Carol
The Christmas spirit
Poverty and social responsibility
Redemption
Family
