Analysis of Quotations in "A Christmas Carol
Explore the deeper meanings behind key quotations from "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Delve into the themes of loneliness, poverty, and guilt as reflected in the characters of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and Marley. Understand Dickens' intent in portraying societal issues through vivid imagery and symbolism present throughout the text.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL: QUOTATION DRILLS VERSION 2
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster In the 19th century, oysters were plentiful, cheap and popular with the lower classes. With this in mind, how can the quotation take on new meaning? Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? Why does Dickens use words that contain repeated s sounds in his description of Scrooge? (sibilance) Consider how the words sound when you say them aloud. Why compare Scrooge to an oyster? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas of loneliness in A Christmas Carol ? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the society he is a part of through this quotation? Complete single word analysis on any word from the quotation apart from oyster . How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Loneliness
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters. Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? How does, in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank reinforce the poor working conditions of the lower classes in Victorian London? How does Dickens portray Bob as a possession of Scrooge s? Why does he do this? Why is Bob s place of work beyond Scrooge s? Why are they not together? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present Bob Cratchit s destitution? Define the word destitute and link it to this quotation. What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the society he is a part of through this quotation? How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Poverty
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. The chain he drew was clasped about his middle. It was long, and made of cash- boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? What is Marley s chain symbolic of? Why use a chain to symbolise this? What are the connotations of a chain? Marley adopts the appearance of a Victorian prisoner. What does this tell us about society during this time? Discuss the significance of weight in this quotation. Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about guilt? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the consequences of one s actions through this quotation? How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Complete single word analysis on clasped . What does this tell us about the chain? Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Consequences
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. Would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap? Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? What is the cap that is mentioned? What is the cap a metaphor for? How has this cap been made ? What does light represent in the novella? The fact that Scrooge is so eager to put the light out suggests what about him? What are worldly hands ? Are they good or bad in this context? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about redemption in the novel? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the upper classes in the society he is a part of through this quotation? What are the consequences Scrooge could face for putting out the light? What are the consequences for the rest of society? How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Hope
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master-passion, Gain, engrosses you. Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? What can we infer about Scrooge s original aspirations? What could Belle s aspirations be if they don t match Scrooge s? Consider Scrooge s passion: Gain . What was society like in Victorian London to cause Gain to be his sole focus? Aspirations is a plural and Gain is singular. What does this suggest to you? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about greed in the novel? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about people and their morals through this quotation? Complete single word analysis on the words master-passion and engrosses. How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Fear
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see, who bore a glowing torch to shed its light on Scrooge. Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? Pick ONE word that shifts the tone of the novella from melancholy to something else. Explain your decision. Why is this ghost glorious to see ? What can we infer about this ghost compared to the two that have come before? What is the significance of light in the novel? Why is it important that its light is shed on Scrooge ? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about Christmas through the Ghosts? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about what Christmas can teach us through this quotation? What similarities does this ghost share with Christmas time? Consider each part of the quotation carefully. How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Consider ideas from all staves. Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Redemption
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. two smaller Cratchits, boy and girl, came tearing in, screaming that outside the baker's they had smelt the goose Turkey was an exotic bird, too expensive for the common person to purchase. The Cratchits are excited about a humble goose . What do we learn about them from this? Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? What impression does tearing and screaming give the reader of the two younger Cratchits? What can Scrooge and readers learn from the Cratchits? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about happiness in the novella? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about how happiness can be achieved through this quotation? How do the boy and girl here differ from the boy who personifies Ignorance and the girl who personifies Want later in the novel? How can you connect this quotation to any other areas of the text? Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Family
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree; but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom. Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? What are the qualities of Ignorance and Want . What do they mean? Are they good or bad? Explain. How can you connect this quotation to other areas of the text? Where has Scrooge shown these qualities before? Complete single word analysis on beware and Doom . Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about immorality in the novella? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the dangers of ignorance and want through this quotation? The ghost tells Scrooge to especially beware Ignorance . Why does the ghost (and Dickens) consider Ignorance to be a worsequality than Want ? Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Immorality
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. Scrooge beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him. Where else does mist appear in the novella? Why does the idea of mist make an appearance then and now? How do these two moments link? Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? Pick ONE word that shifts the tone of the novella from joyful (Ghost of Christmas Present) to something else. Explain your decision. Why is the ghost described as a phantom and not a ghost or spirit like the others? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about fear in the novella? This reaper-like figure could represent fear of death. Why is it important that Scrooge experiences fear of death? Link your ideas to the plight of the lower classes in Victorian London. What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the threat of time through this quotation? How can you connect this quotation to any other areas of the text? Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Despair
Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. Why is I am as merry as a schoolboy significant? Focus on schoolboy . How can you connect this quotation to another area of the text? Who/what is the quotation about? What does the quotation mean? What does the quotation suggest? Complete single word analysis on feather and angel . Why is I am as light as a feather significant? Focus on light and the idea of weight. How can you connect this quotation to another area of the text? Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: How does Dickens present ideas about change in the novella? What is Dickens authorial intent? What is he trying to say about the ability to change through this quotation? Think about what Scrooge compares himself to in this quotation. How are they different to what he was compared to at the beginning of the novella? What could Scrooge now be symbolic of? Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: - Transformation
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Complete the quotation drill before answering the quick question using the line you have analysed in the grid. PLACE QUOTATION HERE Now write a paragraph which answers this question. In your response, use the quotation you have just analysed: Which topics can this quotation be filed under? One has already been done for you: -
