ITC – A Christmas Carol – Olivier – Flashcards
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grumpy, greedy, selfish, mean to others, very rich successful businessman
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List 5 Character traits of Scrooge. Provide evidence from the story to support your answer.
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accumulation of money
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What is valuable to Scrooge?
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just a normal/ordinary day
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How would you explain the importance of the Christmas season to Scrooge?
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when he was younger he was left at school during Christmas
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Prediction: How did Scrooge get his unusual attitude toward Christmas?
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to get his attention
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What was the purpose of the ringing bell?
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to warn him of his fate he was his only true friend
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Why did Marley visit Scrooge? What does this visit tell us about Marley?
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all the bad things he did during his lifetime Every link is a cruel action
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What does Marley's chain represent? How is the chain made?
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when Marley's jaw dropped, hearing the chain and moaning ghosts
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What frightens Scrooge the most in this section?
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he has to wander the Earth watching people suffer it's horrible
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Explain Marley's fate. What does Marley explain to Scrooge about his never-ending journey?
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That 3 ghosts will come to visit him.
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What does Scrooge learn from Marley?
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the light of the holiday season
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Explain what the Spirit's light represents.
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cruel actions to others
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What would cause the Spirit to hide its light under its cap?
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to show him he was once happy he was scared and did not want to go with him
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Why did the Spirit visit Scrooge? What was Scrooge's initial reaction to the Spirit?
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school boy - shy, lonely, felt neglected apprentice - happy, fun-loving and friendly adult - greedy, selfish, grumpy man
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How did young Scrooge change throughout his life?
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he grew up poor and didn't want to go back to that
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What may have caused Scrooge to turn his attitude toward gold and away from people?
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left at school during Christmas later, his girlfriend left him
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List the things in his past that caused Scrooge's present attitude about Christmas.
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he doesn't like Christmas
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Why is the Ghost of Christmas Present a stranger to Scrooge?
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to the Cratchit's house, his nephew's house (Fred), across the sea, slums and countryside
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Where does the Ghost of Christmas Present take Scrooge?
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because he didn't celebrate Christmas
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Why did the Spirit not show Scrooge his own present Christmas?
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Bob - thankful for the money Scrooge paid him Mrs. - hates that Scrooge underpays her husband
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Bob Cratchit offers a Christmas toast in Scrooge's honor. Mrs. Cratchit's feeling about Scrooge are different from her husband's. What would cause this difference in their feelings?
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He starts to have fun playing all the Christmas games.
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After visiting the celebrations at the Cratchit's house and at his nephew's house, how do Scrooge's attitude and feelings begin to change?
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he is getting older because he only lives for one day
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What is happening to the Spirit at the end of this section? What would cause this to happen?
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he changed his mean ways because the spirits showed him how he was and what his fate would be
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Scrooge says, "I am not the man I was." What does he mean? What causes the change? How do the Spirits cause the change in Scrooge?
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how to see himself is totally different than what others see in him.
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What does this final experience teach Scrooge?
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he sees his name on the gravestone
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Why is Stave Four the most frightening for Scrooge? Why is the future more frightening than the present?
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he saw his name on the grave (his fate) and people did not care about him or that he died.
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Explain why the visions of the future would convince Scrooge to alter his life.
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he would help others and not be greedy anymore
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At the end of this section, Scrooge promises to honor Christmas all year. How does Scrooge see this promise as a way to alter his present life?
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no, he had to be shown what he was doing was wrong and what others thought of him.
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Do you think Scrooge would have changed his life without the help of the Spirits? Explain.
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Past - that he was once happy & can be again Present - how his greed affected other people Future - it showed what others thought of him
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Specifically, what did Scrooge learn from each Spirit?
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he had to hurry to turn his fate around and was running out of time to change.
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At the beginning of Stave Five, Scrooge is happy that the "time" before him is his own. Why would time be so important to Scrooge?
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he becomes generous, he danced around, smiles, laughs and overall just nice
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How has Scrooge changed?
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to remind him of Marley's visit and the start of a changed life.
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Explain the new feelings Scrooge has for the doorknocker.
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light-hearted nice, merry and joyous
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Define the word blithe. Write 3 synonyms for blithe.
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he never got to celebrate Christmas as a kid so this was his first time.
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Why was Scrooge so pleased with all the sights and sounds of Christmas?
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Fred - surprised and shocked then is happy and welcomes him Bob - scared and thought Scrooge has gone crazy
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Fred and Bob Cratchit have 2 different initial reactions to the new Scrooge? Explain why the men react differently.
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to show how greed and meanness got worse over time and what his fate was
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Why did the ghost come in that order: past, present, then future?
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greedy, selfish, mean - changed to a generous man
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Character Traits: Ebenezer Scrooge
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Scrooges dead business partner and only true friend.
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Character Traits: Jacob Marley
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Scrooge's clerk who was grateful for his job
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Characters: Bob Crachit
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Cratchit's crippled son who was always happy and optimistic
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Characters: Tiny Tim
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Scrooge's exgirlfriend who dumped him on Christmas
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Characters: Belle
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Hated Scrooge because he did not pay her husband enough
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Characters: Mrs. Crachit
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Scrooge's nephew who always tried to be nice to Scrooge.
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Characters: Fred
