Remembering A Christmas Carol quotes
What did the Ghost of Marley say about his punishment after life?
I wear the chain I forged in life, I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.
What did Scrooge say to the charity workers about the poor?
If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population
What does Fred say about Scrooge's wealth?
His wealth is of no use to him. He don't do any good with it.
What does the Ghost of Christmas Present say about the children under his cloak?
This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware... but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.
How is Scrooge described at the start of the novella?
Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and Sharp as flint, from which no steel had struck generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and as solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features
What does Scrooge say towards the end of the novella about how he's feeling after he's changed?
I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man
How does the Ghost of Christmas Present respond to Scrooge about whether Tiny Tim lives or not?
If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.
What is said about everyone helping out in the Cratchit's house?
Mrs Cratchit made the gravy... Master Peter mashed the potatoes... Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple-sauce...
At the start of stave 3, how are the houses described?
The house-fronts looked black enough, and the windows blacker, contrasting with the smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs, and with the dirtier snow upon the ground.
What does Scrooge ask about Tiny Tim's future?
Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live.
What does Scrooge say about Fezziwig?
The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.
What does Scrooge say referencing some books?
Ali Baba!... at the Gate of Damascus... Robinson Crusoe
What does Scrooge sister say about their father?
Father is so much kinder than he used to be, that homes like Heaven
What does Scrooge say to the charity workers about Bob Cratchits wage?
my clerk, with fifteen shillings a week, and a wife and family, talking about a merry Christmas
What's said about Scrooge at the end of the novella about how he treated Tiny Tim?
He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father.
What does Scrooge say to Bob Cratchit at the end of the novella?
A merry Christmas, Bob!... I'll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family,
What is said about people's reaction to Scrooge's change and how Scrooge reacts to this?
Some people laughed to see the alliteration of him, but he let them laugh... His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.