christmas carol quotes

• if they would rather die they better do it and decrease the surplus population'


  said by: Scrooge (stave 1)themes: social responisiblitysignificance: . This demonstrates that he has no sympathy for the poor. Scrooge sees the poor as simply a burden on society, who are responsible for their own condition and furthermore not deserving of charity.
• tight fisted'


  said by: narrator (stave 1)themes: fear of poverty significane: shows he does not spend money without a good reason- selfish
• squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner'


  said by: narrator (stave 1)themes: fear of povertysignificance: shows his obsession with greed and how everyone else sees it to through the use of aggressive verbs
• solitary as an oyster'


  said by: scrooge (stave 1)significance: is a simile which suggests he is hard and protected on the outside and soft and vulnerable on the inside, shows how he is shut and closed of from outside interactions.themes: isolation
• a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'


  said by: fred (stave 1)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: christmas is a time to give to people less fortunate and is a time to forget about materalistic factors and to spend time with lunch
• and therefore uncle, though it never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, i believe it has done me good and will do me good and i say good bless it'


  said by: fred (stave 1)themes: social responsible significance: a reflection about the abundance and charitable time christmas is (true values of christmas).
• darkness is cheap and scrooge liked it'


  said by: narrator (stave 1)themes: fear of povertysignificance: reflects scrooges cold and miserable personality
• there's more of gravy than grave about you'


  said by: scrooge (stave 1)themes: disbeliefsignificance: seeking to establish the point that Marley's ghost is actually just a figment of Scrooge's imagination, which shows his stubborn and dismissive attitude.
• i wear the chains i foged in life'


  said by: marley (stave 1)themes: social responsibilitysignificance: he wears his sins he forged in life after death and has to remain guilty by not being able to help anyone or change.
• unearthly visitor'


  said by: narrator (stave 2)themes: supernaturalsignificance: desciprtion of the ghost of christmas past forcing scrooge to believe in the spirits.
• there was a boy signing a christmas carol at my door last night and i should have given him something

  said by: scrooge (stave 2)themes: changesignificance: in stave 2 whilst visiting his old school he echoes a mistake he made that occurred at the end of stave 1
• father is so much kinder '


  said by: fan (stave 2)themes: childhoodsignificance: foreshadowing to show how Scrooge will not repeat the same mistakes his father made
• people who would dance and have no notion of walking

  said by: narrator (stave 2)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: sums up the atmosphere and importance that Fezziwig had on Scrooge
• the happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune'


  said by: scrooge (stave 2)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: Fezziwig has a lot of power over the employees and uses that power to make their lives cheerful.
• i release you. with a full heart, for the love of him you once were.'


  said by: bell (stave 2)themes: heart breaksignificance: bells last words before leaving scrooge depicting how she isn't bitter about him not being able to marry her because she loves him
• he could not hide the light'


  said by: narrator (stave 2)themes: trauma/ griefsignificance: symbolism to show how scrooge is trying to suppress his past but fails and is exhausted by the demons
• come in and know me better man'


  said by: ghost of christmas present (stave 3)themes: christmas spirit significance: subjects how the Ghost awaits for Scrooge as he is now ready to conform
• i learnt a lesson which is working let me profit by it'


  said by: scrooge (stave 3)themes: changesignificance: people can change and to give people a second chance, like Fred does
• oh no kind spirit says he will be spared'


  said by: scrooge (stave 3)themes: fearsignificance: Scrooge's agony over the predicted death of Tiny Tim illustrates how much he is changing.
• his wealth is no use to him. He doesn't do any good with it'


  said by: fred (stave 3)themes: fear of poverty/ social responsibilitysignificance: Fred doesn't like how his uncle has money that doesn't profit people less fortune
• if it only puts him in the vein to leave his poor clerk fifty pounds thats something and i think i shook him yesterday'

  said by: fred (stave 3) themes: fear of poverty/ social responsibility significance: he hopes that his goodwill will inspire some generosity in Scrooge
• This boy is Ignorance and this girl is want beware them both'


  said by: the ghost of christmas presentthemes: evilsignificance: to be aware of both and how they have a lack of home, food , safety and love due to his selfish actions, the evil that man kind can do
• i dont mind going if lunch is provided'


  said by: scrooges 'friend' (business men) (stave 4)themes: carelessness over scroogesignificance: Scrooges 'friend' talk about his death and how insensitive and untouched they are about his death
• This is the end of it you see! He frightened everyone when he was alive to profit us when he was dead! Ha ha ha '


  said by: scrooges maid (stave 4)themes: carelessness over scroogesignificance: one of the miads said that they are better off having it rather as he never helped them in his life
• Are these the shadows of things that Will be or are they the things the shadows of things that may only be


  said by: scrooge (stave 4)themes: changesignificance: this quote suggests how he has finalised his opinion that he is prepared for change
• i will live in the past present and future'


  said by: scrooge (stave 5)themes: changesignificance: Scrooges opening line shows rejoice and gratitude- the true emotions of christmas
• chuckle'

  said by: narrator (stave 5)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: the repetition of this word suggests how Scrooges eyes are now open and that he has many more laughs to have in the future
• everything could yield him pleasure'


  said by: narrator (stave 5)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: direct contrast to the phrase 'Humbug' used in Stave 1 to show his character development
• Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all and infinitely more and to Tiny Tim who did not die he was a second father'


  said by: narrator (stave 5)themes: christmas spiritsignificance: Finality of Scrooges character development and how the spirits have honered him