A Christmas Carol - Characters

Ebenezer Scrooge
1. The protagonist
2. Vocabulary to describe him at the BEGINNING:
  1. Avaricious
  2. Cold-hearted
  3. Cantankerous
  4. Covetous
  5. Cynical
  6. Emotionless
  7. Envious
  8. Greedy
  9. Ignorant
  10. Intraverted
  11. Miserable
  12. Mean
  13. Selfish
  14. Stiingy
  15. Sarcastic
  16. Self-centred
  17. Solitary
  18. Unfriendly
  19. Bitter
  20. Frightening
  21. Lonely
  22. Negative
  23. Pessimistic
  24. Negative
  25. Vicious
  26. Poisonous
  27. Venomous
3. Vocabulary to describe him at the END
  1. Affectionate
  2. Awed
  3. Altruistic
  4. Charitable
  5. Cheerful
  6. Enthusiastic
  7. Generous
  8. Optimistic
  9. Sincere
  10. Sympathetic
  11. Friendly
  12. Humbled
  13. Philnthropic
  14. Positive
  15. Righteous
  16. Redeemed
  17. Joyful
  18. Benevolent
  19. Kind
4. Unable to full participate in events of the story
5. Defined by his occupation
6. Contains a pessimistic view on everything
7. Cruel to everyone
8. Doesn't believe in Christmas
9. Vallues money more than anything
10. Materialistic man
11. Has an impoverish character
12. Represents the Victorian rich who neglect the poor and are selfish
13. Neglected as a young boy by his peers and his father
14. Lives only for himself
15. The owner of a London counting-house
16. Three spirits visit him in hope to change his approach on life
Jacob Marley
1. Scrooge's equally greedy business partner
2. Marley's ghost appears to teach Scrooge a lesson
3. His ghost wears the chains that he forged in life
4. His love for money over everything else means he is chained to the tools of his trade for eternity
5. Died seven years before the novel began
6. His ghost is serious, self-pitying, grim and humourless
7. Trying to save Scrooge from suffering the same fate as he did
The Ghost of Christmas Past
1. First spirit (STAVE 2)
2. Strange looking, part-child/part-man
3. Dressed in a white robe and carries a sprig of holly
4. Appears to have more limbs sometimes
5. Light emerges from its head which projects scenes shown to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Present
1. Second spirit (STAVE 3)
2. Looks like a medieval king
3. Sits in a room decorated with holly, mistletoe and ivy
4. A majestic giant clad in a green robe
5. Jolly, Commanding and like a KING
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
1. Third/Last Spirit (STAVE 4)
2. Resembles death
3. Dressed in a shroud (used to cover a corpse)
4. Does not speak, only points
5. Scrooge is scared of this spirit
6. Through the silence the spirit has acted like a modern day psychoanalysts
7. Voiceless and Terrifying
Bob Cratchit
1. Scrooge's loyal clerk
2. Three Children - Martha, Peter, Tiny Tim
3. Genuinely a good man
4. Grateful, Loving, A good father and a family man
5. Even though he is poor, still has an optimistic view
6. Thinks the best of everyone
Mr Fezziwig
1. Known for his Christmas parties
2. Was once Scrooge's apprentice
3. Bursting with energy and good spirits
Fan
1. Scrooge's younger sister
2. Very affectionate and loving
3. Mother of Fred
4. Died at a very young age
5. Had an extremely large heart
Belle
1. Belle - means beautiful
2. Scrooge's ex-fiance
3. Broke off their engagement because Scrooge was consumed with greed
4. Later married another man
Fred
1. Fan's son, Scrooge's nephew
2. Pities his uncle
3. Has a happy marriage/life
4. Cheerful, Good-humoured, Optimistic, Tolerant, Good-natured
Tiny Tim
1. Bob's son
2. Humble, Innocent, Loving, Optimistic
3. Represents the poor and sick children
4. Is disabled

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