Key character quotes

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SCROOGE

'The cold within him foxe his old features'

character refleted in his looks
his nature is compared to winter weather
'A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!'

how he is seen to others
builds up a picture of his character with adjectives
London = miserable at the time
'He carried his own low temperature about with him'

cold, selfish nature affects those around him
nobody asks him for the time or directions - lots of people in London at the time
SCROOGE 2

"Your lip is trembling" said the ghost, "And what is that upon your cheek?"

shows emotion
he sees how unhappy he was as a child
'Scrooge hung his head to hear the words quoted by the spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief'

showing emotion
reminded of his past actions - guilt
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"

enjoys Christmas for the rest of his life
changes his behaviour completely
has learnt his lesson
MARLEY'S GHOST

"I wear the chain I forged in life" replied the ghost'

reminder of life
his mistakes and problems made the chain longer / heavier
"Mankind was my business"

in life he was like Scrooge
tortured in death for his behaviour
warns that Scrooge must cahnge
'cash boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deed, and heavy purses wrought in steel'

associated with money and business
Marley's chain
attachment to these symbols - no peace
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

'Like a child: yet not so like a child'

gentle and caring but harsh
not old oryoung - represents everyone
'It wore a tunic of the purest white'

sent from heaven
pure
"Rise! And walk with me!"

ghost is to be obeyed
'Branch of fresh green holly'

symbolises Christmas - religious connotations
Holly - ever green and…

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