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    A Christmas Carol is a play that takes place of a man who has lost the true meaning of Christmas. He calls Christmas a Bah-Humbug and says it is a waste of money. This man lives a lonely life with greediness. This man is called Scrooge. There are few differences between the play and the movie‚ but many similarities. Some people lose the true meaning of Christmas. After Scrooge loses the Christmas spirit‚ a ghost appears to Scrooge. The spirit was known a Jacob Marley. The spirit said that there

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    A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens directed by Geri Neylan performed by Jaguar Theater‚ was one of the best experiences watching a play. The play drew me in by the amazing set that I got to see on a daily basis during drama. I also have been wanting to attend a play at Kimball. Another thing that drew my attention to this play was that I had seen the movie a while back and thought it would be better to see it in person. A Christmas Carol is a melodrama based on the foul business owner Ebeneezer

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    ’A Christmas Carol’ is a novella written by Charles Dickens which illustrates a somewhat happy Christmas story that highlights the importance of being a kind hearted person. Throughout his novella‚ Dickens’s shows the reader his intended moral of the story‚ that Scrooge’s transformation at the end of the novella is what Dickens’s hopes that our world will too surely change. This is evident throughout the novella as he depicts Scrooge (before the conversion)‚ the main character; to stand for all that

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    A Christmas Carol Charles Dicken Analysis of the story By: Saudah Short story elements Setting Place: England Time: Christmas Eve in 1843. Weather: cold is the main‚ otherwise‚ on Bob and Scrooge´s nephew houses‚ the weather is warm. Social conditions: Rich: Ebenezer Scrooge Poor: Scrooge´s Nephew and Bob Mood: cold for Scrooge and joyful for Bob and Fred(Scrooge’s nephew) Plot Introduction: It starts describing how cold Scrooge is and his opinion about Christmas‚ which

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    In the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile

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    greedy? How has it affected you? In the story‚ Rikki-Tikki Tavi by: Rudyard Kipling‚ two of the characters‚ Nag and Nargiana are greedy. As in the story Hershel and the Hanukkah candles by: Eric Kimmel two goblins are. Also in the play A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens‚ a man named Scrooge is greedy as well. The main message in all three short stories/plays is nothing good ever comes out of being greedy. In these stories being greedy has a negative outcome for all the characters. In the stories the

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    Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost : Come in‚ Scrooge! Come in! Come in and know me better‚ man! I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look upon me! You have never seen the likes of me before? Scrooge : Never. Ghost : Have never walked forth with my elder brothers? Scrooge : I don’t think that I have. You have many brothers? Ghost : More than 1‚800. 1‚842‚ to be exact. Scrooge : I see you wear a scabbard‚ but no sword. Ghost : Indeed. Peace on Earth. Good

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    someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.  Charles Dickens  True‚ Someone‚ Person A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.  Charles Dickens  Day‚ Self‚ Others Have a heart that never hardens‚ and a temper that never tires‚ and a touch that never hurts.  Charles Dickens  Heart‚ Hurts‚ Touch There is a wisdom of the head‚ and a wisdom of the heart.  Charles Dickens  Heart‚ Head‚ Wisdom A wonderful fact to reflect upon‚ that every human creature

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    A Christmas Carol - Food and Shopping In the Victorian times‚ many working people suffered from malnutrition from not having certain foods and vitamins. Where money is scarce‚ many would have to survive on whatever they can get their hands on. Food was a central part of the Christmas celebrations in the Victorian ages‚ and was traditionally shared and enjoyed‚ even though it was scarce. Many of today’s Christmas traditions date back to the Victorian era‚ including having a turkey for Christmas dinner

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    of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ died seven years ago. On a dingy Christmas Eve‚ Scrooge‚ a cold‚ unfriendly miser‚ works in his counting-house while keeping an eye on his clerk‚ a small man named Bob Cratchit. Scrooge’s nephew wishes Scrooge a merry christmas‚ but Scrooge answers him with a disdainful "Bah! Humbug!" He believes Christmas is the same as any day of the year‚ a day in which one must still pay bills. His nephew‚ fred‚ thinks of Christmas as a "kind‚ forgiving‚ charitable‚ pleasant time." He

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