Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Question 1

‘shrouded in a deep black garment’ ‘concealed’

Answer 1

action of being ‘concealed’ renders it as an impersonal entity - suggests no fortune can salvage us, also the unpredictable nature of fate as nothing of it was ‘visible’
this is symbolic of a deeper message - the transparency versus disguised nature of fate is an unshakeable conflict - fate is never defined or foreseeable, but entirely subjective to our actions

Question 2

‘slowly, gravely, silently’

Answer 2

tone is ominous
adverb, ‘silently’ is crucial as the spirit can have no influence - Scrooge must decide his fate

Question 3

‘it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night’

Answer 3

metaphor which portrays doom to be inseparable from moral sins - they are not mutually exclusive, warning that a lack of social responsibility means doom is inevitable

Question 4

‘feared it’s silent shape’

Answer 4

sibilance reflects hypocritical nature of society claiming to love God, while rejecting and fearing His consequence

Question 5

What is he a construct for?

Answer 5

Construct for exposure of the relationship between moral failure and doom
Emblem of the subjectiveness and invisibility of fate, the looming nature of judgement day over judgement day
symbolic of the God we have forgotten to both revere and afear - ultimate power of God when we do not heed his warnings