Which key characters appear immediately before Stave Four, preparing Scrooge for the final message about Victorian poverty?
Ignorance and Want
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Give a method and explanation: "he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, which could hardly have been greater, though they had been obscene demons marketing the corpse itself"
Comparative. Scrooge is disturbed at the callousness shown to the dead man. Emphasises the irony that callous greed and profit are Scrooge's vices.
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Name 3 main ideas about the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Drastic contrast with other ghosts. Allusion to the Grim Reaper. Foreshadows death. Pointing hand represents didactic role.
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And which adjective does the narrator use to describe Scrooge in the scene with his debtors? It would be "bad fortune indeed to find so ___________ a creditor in his successor"
MERCILESS
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"Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his ________ ________ ________ ________ and he found that he could hardly ________"
"Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his LEGS TREMBLED BENEATH HIM and he found that he could hardly STAND
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Name a semantic field present in the description of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Darkness
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Why are Scrooge's debtors ashamed?
Because they are relieved Scrooge is dead.
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Name the method and an effect: "The phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached."
Triplet of adverbs. Builds tension, creating a sense of mystery, uneasiness, and dread.
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I will honour ___________ ______ ______ ___________, try to keep it all the year.
CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART
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Which narrative device is used throughout the stave to build tension?
Dramatic irony
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Which places does Scrooge visit with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
The London Stock Exchange; Old Joe's Rag-and-Bone Shop; The home of one of Scrooge's debtors; The Cratchit household; A graveyard
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What is the following quote symbolic of? "The kind hand trembled."
This is symbolic of God's mercy and redemption - the idea that it is never too late to change.
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"Oh tell me I may ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________!"
Oh tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!
