Fear Flashcards
‘resounded through the house like thunder’
L - simile
It is a loud noice which is frightening just like storm as it is a dangerous and fearful weather.
D - as there is lightning following thunder, the light may symbolises hope and guidance for Scrooge. The fear of Scrooge is leading him to become a better person.
‘infernal atmosphere of its own’
‘fixed glazed eyes’
L - imagery
L - adjectives
Marley’s ghost is described to be terrifying.
‘it was as heavy and as long as this seven Christmas ago’
Marley tells Scrooge that his chain was as long as his seven years ago which makes Scrooge fears that he will suffer the same fate as Marley afterlife.
‘slowly’ ‘gravely’ ‘silently’
‘Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him’
‘I fear you more than any spectre seen’
A frightening atmosphere is created as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come does not seem friendly and contrasts with the previous ghosts.
The fact that it does not speak may symbolise that the future is unknown which frightens Scrooge.
‘Scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror’
Scrooge fears the actions of the charwoman as she robbed a dead body for profit which is ironic because he has robbed people all his life as a money lender.
‘cold, rigid, dreadful Death set up the thine alter’
L - personification
This suggests that death is fearsome and there is a Priest of Death which the alter is set up to worship.
‘this is a fearful place’
‘I would do it but I have not the power’
Scrooge suspects the lonely man who died might be himself but he is too fearful to uncover the body to learn that he died such a lonely death and no one cared for him.
‘are these the shadows of the things that Will be or are they shadows of things that May be?’
L - modal verbs
If this will be the future of Scrooge, he cannot change it as it is destined to happen.
However, if it might be, Scrooge can still change it if he changes his behaviour.
This is important to Scrooge because he fears that he will not have the chance to redeem himself anymore.
