A Christmas Carol Characters

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Ebenezer Scrooge

Owner of a London counting house (19th century term - An accountance office)

3 spirits of Christmas visit him

Greedy and cold-hearted

Kind-hearted in the end

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Bob Cratchit

Works for Scrooge (clerk)

Very poor and big family

Kind, mild and a humble, dedicted employee

Treated harshly from Scrooge

2 of 15

Tiny Tim

Son of Bob Cratchit

Crippled from birth

Highly sentimentalized character

3 of 15

Jacob Marley

Partner (work) of Scrooge

Eqaully greedy as Scrooge 

Introduced as dead

Appears as ghost covered in chains

Vistits Scrooge to help him change his ways

Warns Scrooge of the 3 spirits of Christmas

4 of 15

The Ghost of Christmas Past

1st spirit

Child like with glowing head

Gives tour of Scrooges past

5 of 15

The Ghost of Christmas Present

2nd spirit

Majestic giant clad with green robe

Gives tour of present time and how people are celebrating (Cratchits)

6 of 15

The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come

3rd and final spirit

Silent phantom clad and hooded black robe

Gives tour of Scrooges future - his grave, lonely death

7 of 15

Fred

Nephew of Scrooge

Loves Christmas

Invites Scrooge to his house every year

Scrooge never visits as grumpy

8 of 15

Fezziwig

Jovial merchant

Young Scrooge apprenticed him

Wasrenowned for wonderful Christmas parties

9 of 15

Belle

Women who Scrooge loved when young

Broke off engagement when Scrooge became greedy and lust

Married another man later

10 of 15

Peter Cratchit

Eldest son of Bob Cratchit

Inherits Bob's stiff-collered shirt for Christmas

11 of 15

Martha Cratchit

Eldest daughter of Bob Cratchit

Works in a milliner's shop (a person who designs, produces and sells hats)

12 of 15

Fan

Sister of Scrooge

Mother of Fred

Used to pick up Scrooge from school and walk him home

13 of 15

The Portly Gentlemen

2 men that visit Scrooge at the beginning

Get thrown out by Scrooge

In end Scrooge promises 1 to make donations to help the poor

14 of 15

Mrs Cratchit

Wife of Bob

Mother of Tim, Peter and Martha

Kind and loving

15 of 15

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