An elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner called JacobMarley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and yet to come
Jacob Marley
The first ghost who visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve, the dead friend and colleague of Scrooge who is tortured by his own greed and selfish ways in his afterlife
Bob Cratchit
An underpaid clerk (Scrooge's worker) who represents the suffering and poor working conditions of the lower classes, a dedicated and humble worker, loving husband and father
Tiny Tim
One of Bob Cratchit's sons, disabled and walks with a crutch, a positive and generous child
Ghost of Christmas Past
The first Christmas ghost that comes to Scrooge and shows him scenes with his cheerful old boss (Fezziwig) and his younger self with his fiancée (Belle)
Ghost of Christmas Present
The second spirit who takes Scrooge to the Cratchit family and shows him the humility (humbleness) with which they tolerate their poverty, gives Scrooge a chance of redemption
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come frightening and eerie ghost that takes Scrooge to a funeral scene and shows him that Tiny Tim has died