He spoke so gently to me one dear night when I was going to bed, that I was not afraid to ask him once more if you might come home; and he said Yes, you should; and sent me in a coach to bring you. A gig is a two-wheeled carriage. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig took their stations, one on either side the door, and shaking hands with every person individually as he or she went out, wished him or her a Merry Christmas. It was made plain enough, by the dressing of the shops, that here too it was Christmas time again; but it was evening, and the streets were lighted up. All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. . They went in. And in the very wonder of this, it would be itself again; distinct and clear as ever. The immense relief of finding this a false alarm! Note the significant contrast between the way that Fezziwig keeps his office and the way that Scrooge does. Its gentle touch, though it had been light and instantaneous, appeared still present to the old man's sense of feeling. The curtains of his bed were drawn aside; and Scrooge, starting up into a half-recumbent attitude, found himself face to face with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow. But if they had been twice as many: ah, four times: old Fezziwig would have been a match for them, and so would Mrs. Fezziwig. They have no consciousness of us.. 13) Stave Four - Part One
Scrooge sees and knows everyone in this vision of his past, and their happiness is reflected in the Christmas season. Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk. This is the even-handed dealing of the world! he said. This likely explains why Scrooge was sent to a boarding school and provides further evidence for why Scrooge's memories of Christmastime are not all happy ones. To make matters worse, he cannot bear the fact that Belle's husband commented upon seeing Scrooge as being 'quite alone in the world' to which Scrooge replied "Spare me your pity!" it has alread affected Scrooge as he demands in a somewhat 'broken voice' to be removed from the scene. Top couple too; with a good stiff piece of work cut out for them; three or four and twenty pair of partners; people who were not to be trifled with; people who would dance, and had no notion of walking. "Quite alone in the world, I do believe.". A "brood" refers to a group of young animals, but it is sometimes used to refer to all the members, or specifically the children, in a family. In this quote Scrooge realises that he doesn't want to be alone, and is upset that other people see him all alone. The gate is also featured in One Thousand and One Nights in the story Noureddin Ali of Cairo and His Son Bedreddin Hassan. The story tells of a Princess (Noureddins daughter) who is forced to marry the Sultans Groom, a man with a hunchback. Up until this point, Scrooge has shown compassion and sympathy towards his younger self, but this is the first time that we see him extending those feelings towards others. Dickens manipulates time here to illustrate the intensity of Scrooges anxieties and fears about the ghosts. 12) The Next Visits (Stave Three)
Which of these *is not *one of the reasons Scrooge cries? It opened before them, and disclosed a long, bare, melancholy room, made barer still by lines of plain deal forms and desks. If that's not high praise, tell me higher, and Ill use it. Good Heaven! said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked about him. The ghost is surreal and strange. Out upon merry Christmas! In they all came, one after another; some shyly, some boldly, some gracefully, some awkwardly, some pushing, some pulling; in they all came, anyhow and everyhow. Chirrup, Ebenezer!.
They left the high-road by a well-remembered lane, and soon approached a mansion of dull red brick, with a little weathercock-surmounted cupola on the roof, and a bell hanging in it. * Differentiated lesson packs on all five staves/chapters A positive light appeared to issue from Fezziwig's calves. 14) Tiny Tim and Scrooge - Stave Four Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. Stave Two: "The First of the Three Spirits"Scrooge awakens in the night and at first thinks he has slept either through an entire day: nearby church bells are striking twelve, and Scrooge had gone to bed after two in the morning. No, said Scrooge, No. It was a large house, but one of broken fortunes; for the spacious offices were little used, their walls were damp and mossy, their windows broken, and their gates decayed. Valentine finds Orson and tames him. Yes, yes, I know! In came the cook, with her brother's particular friend, the milkman. "a mournful shaking of his head" "But she had a large heart" THE FEZZIWIGS "adjusted his capacious waistcoat; laughed all over himself, from his shoes to his organ of benevolence " "fuel was heaped upon the fire" "one vast substantial smile" (Mrs Fezziwig) "the warehouse was as snug, and warm, and dry " "beaming and lovable" 'What Idol has displaced you?' He cannot decide whether the experience was real. but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! A "repeater" is a special kind of clock or watch. "Why, it's Ali Baba!" Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy. Stave Two "There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night. It held a branch of fresh green holly in its hand; and, in singular contradiction of that wintry emblem, had its dress trimmed with summer flowers. He was taught a lot- trade, kindness etc, but didn't keep it all with him. When I have learned a Truth like this, I know how strong and irresistible it must be. He then conveyed him and his sister into the veriest old well of a shivering best-parlour that ever was seen, where the maps upon the wall, and the celestial and terrestrial globes in the windows, were waxy with cold. Gone are the puritanical values that banned Christmas, and, also, to a large degree, gone as well are the memories of Christmas as a serious and . A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! How often and how keenly I have thought of this, I will not say. It is Christmas once more and Scrooge is standing outside the warehouse where. I am a mortal, Scrooge remonstrated, and liable to fall., Bear but a touch of my hand there, said the Spirit, laying it upon his heart, and you shall be upheld in more than this!. He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Suggests to the reader that Fan died in childbirth with Fred. Away they all went, twenty couple at once; hands half round and back again the other way; down the middle and up again; round and round in various stages of affectionate grouping; old top couple always turning up in the wrong place; new top couple starting off again, as soon as they got there; all top couples at last, and not a bottom one to help them. In came the boy from over the way, who was suspected of not having board enough from his master; trying to hide himself behind the girl from next door but one, who was proved to have had her ears pulled by her Mistress. Scrooge begins to realise that money and happiness aren't the same thing when he sees his old boss Fezziwig: AIHDM: Belle breaks off her marriage to Scrooge because he cares more for money than love . Quite alone in the world, I do believe., Spirit! said Scrooge in a broken voice, remove me from this place., I told you these were shadows of the things that have been, said the Ghost. Why was he filled with gladness when he heard them give each other merry Christmas, as they parted at cross-roads and by-ways for their several homes! . It's dear old honest Ali Baba! In the following pairs, underline the nonsexist word or expression. My time grows short, observed the Spirit. "It was a strange figure - like a child; yet not so like a child like an old man.". The first ghosts head casts a bright light, making visible those things that might not otherwise be seen. Your lip is trembling, said the Ghost. 9) Fan and Belle (Stave Two) Dickens humanizes Scrooge further by emphasizing the deeply lonely childhood that he had while at school. But the relentless Ghost pinioned him in both his arms, and forced him to observe what happened next. Even if I have grown so much wiser, what then? Quick!. Christmas Eve, Dick. Conduct me home. A Christmas Carol Analysis - Stave Two - Belle 3,373 views May 31, 2020 44 Dislike Share Mrs Cogger's Literature Revision 1.14K subscribers Reading of the text: 0:00 - 4:50 Analysis of key. I wouldn't for the wealth of all the world have crushed that braided hair, and torn it down; and for the precious little shoe, I wouldn't have plucked it off, God bless my soul! We can feel the energy in the passage with the use of exclamation marks, strong, active verbs, and even the fear that the baby might have gotten into trouble. Fan is associated with innocence and kindness and frequently asks her parents to bring Scrooge home from boarding school. "They shone in every part of the dance like moons.". He was conscious of being exhausted, and overcome by an irresistible drowsiness; and, further, of being in his own bedroom. To continue using this website please confirm that you accept our use of Cookies. The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.. He corroborated everything, remembered everything, enjoyed everything, and underwent the strangest agitation. Stave 1 In keeping with the title of his work, A Christmas Carol, Dickens has divided his story not into chapters but into "staves"-that is, verses of a song. 19) Key quotes What! exclaimed the Ghost, would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give? The grasp, though gentle as a woman's hand, was not to be resisted. Take me back. But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! SURVEY . The scaling him, with chairs for ladders, to dive into his pockets, despoil him of brown-paper parcels, hold on tight by his cravat, hug him round the neck, pommel his back, and kick his legs in irrepressible affection! A few well-placed words help us to see exactly what sort of person. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. * Analytical paragraphs lesson It is enough that I have thought of it, and can release you., In a changed nature; in an altered spirit; in another atmosphere of life; another Hope as its great end. Hilli-ho! cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk with wonderful agility. 3) Stave one language analysis Scrooge, perplexed and believing that the outside clock is broken, tries to use his own device to assess what the correct time is. Young Scrooge points out one of the great ironies of the world: poverty is terrible, but people who pursue wealth are condemned. Suddenly a man in foreign garments, wonderfully real and distinct to look at, stood outside the window, with an axe stuck in his belt, and leading an ass laden with wood by the bridle. Poor boy! And Valentine," said Scrooge, "and his wild brother, Orson; there they go! Scrooge's joy at encountering this memory reflects Fezziwig's role as Scrooge's foil; generous, kindhearted, "organ of benevolence", "A positive light", who became his father figure due to his lack of one otherwise. Since he tells his employees to stop working on Christmas Eve, this puts him in contrast with Scrooge, who had his clerk work that day instead. Halloo!. And what is that upon your cheek?. But now a knocking at the door was heard, and such a rush immediately ensued that she with laughing face and plundered dress was borne towards it the centre of a flushed and boisterous group, just in time to greet the father, who came home attended by a man laden with Christmas toys and presents. If you have any issues downloading the resources please email me at info@englishgcse.co.uk and I will help you. The curtains of his bed were drawn aside, I tell you, by a hand. Ill not gainsay it, Spirit. "She died a women," said the ghost, "and had, as I believe children". While Crusoe names this man after the day of the week that they meet, the term man Friday was a term used for a male servant. The hour itself, said Scrooge, triumphantly, and nothing else!. The expression, before a man can say, Jack Robinson, originated in the 18th century. 7) The Ghost of Christmas Past (Stave Two)
4) Fred and Scrooge character analysis (Stave One) 16) SCHEME OF WORK - NEW!
Is it not? Christmas, Ebenezer! St Pauls Place, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JE. There's the Parrot! cried Scrooge. With these first words, Fezziwig reveals more about his character to us. 10) The Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave Three)
For reasons which are unknown at this point in the novel, Scrooge resists reliving his past and we are led to wonder why, creating a sense of mystery and tension. He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy ONE. To his great astonishment the heavy bell went on from six to seven, and from seven to eight, and regularly up to twelve; then stopped. The only person he ever loved died, and this makes him 'uneasy' every day. Mr. Fezziwig recognizes her role and never fails to appreciate her, while her respect for him is undeniable. 20) Knowledge organiser for revision
Dear, dear!, Yo ho, my boys! said Fezziwig. Dickens thus suggests that the reader can learn from Scrooges story just as much as Scrooge can, directly setting the tale up to be allegorical. Why did his cold eye glisten, and his heart leap up as they went past! When this result was brought about, old Fezziwig, clapping his hands to stop the dance, cried out, Well done! and the fiddler plunged his hot face into a pot of porter especially provided for that purpose. 2: History: May 22, 2022 . he re-joined. Out upon! is a command that was commonly used in the past to mean something close to away with! or shame upon! While Scrooge admits that he is momentarily experiencing the cheer and elation that he felt for Christmas as a child, he invalidates these feelings immediately. But scorning rest upon his reappearance, he instantly began again, though there were no dancers yet, as if the other fiddler had been carried home, exhausted, on a shutter, and he were a bran-new man resolved to beat him out of sight, or perish. As to measuring her waist in sport, as they did, bold young brood, I couldn't have done it; I should have expected my arm to have grown round it for a punishment, and never come straight again. 34. Fezziwig, Stave 2, shows how Fezziwig cared more about people being happy than money. This pathetic fallacy, suggests that scrooge didn't have a happy child hood. Learn more. Attitude in this context means something like position. In other words, Scrooge has sat up in his bed, startled by the visitor at his bedside. The narrator addresses the reader directly here, insinuating that the narrators spirit stands right beside the reader much like the first ghost stands beside Scrooge. Poor Robin Crusoe, he called him, when he came home again after sailing round the island. They walked along the road; Scrooge recognising every gate, and post, and tree; until a little market-town appeared in the distance, with its bridge, its church, and winding river. It wore a tunic of the purest white; and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt, the sheen of which was beautiful. Every time he resolved within himself, after mature inquiry, that it was all a dream, his mind flew back again, like a strong spring released, to its first position, and presented the same problem to be worked all through, Was it a dream or not?. The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. If this had never been between us, said the girl, looking mildly, but with steadiness, upon him; tell me, would you seek me out and try to win me now? Fan is the only person who has ever showed Scrooge any care, and this is why he treats Fred like he does. He was older now; a man in the prime of life. Is that so much that he deserves this praise?, It isn't that, said Scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door, and asked Scrooge if he knew it. Here he produced a decanter of curiously light wine, and a block of curiously heavy cake, and administered instalments of those dainties to the young people: at the same time, sending out a meagre servant to offer a glass of something to the postboy, who answered that he thanked the gentleman, but if it was the same tap as he had tasted before, he had rather not. Why does watching this particular Christmas scene cause Scrooge great pain? This sight is incredibly painful for Scrooge because the Ghost of Christmas Past has forced Scrooge to see the beautiful life that he could have had with Belle, but gave up for money. Feeling lonely, Crusoe finds a parrot and teaches it phrases so that Crusoe would finally have a companion to talk to. This symbol supports the theme of the importance of memory and its ability to cause change. In the struggle, if that can be called a struggle in which the Ghost with no visible resistance on its own part was undisturbed by any effort of its adversary, Scrooge observed that its light was burning high and bright; and dimly connecting that with its influence over him, he seized the extinguisher-cap, and by a sudden action pressed it down upon its head. At the time that Scrooge and Belle were together, Scrooge was a very different man than he is now. At what time does Scrooge wake up at the start of Stave 2? No more work to-night. Scrooge has said that prisons and workhouses exist to deal with the poor. 18) Exam question review
Although they had but that moment left the school behind them, they were now in the busy thoroughfares of a city, where shadowy passengers passed and repassed; where shadowy carts and coaches battled for the way, and all the strife and tumult of a real city were. Fezziwig, an old, jolly man, gives Scrooge and another worker the night off for Christmas Eve. The Ghost of Christmas Past explains to Scrooge that it didn't take much for Fezziwig to make his workers happy. This website and its content is subject to our Terms and He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters. Mr. Fezziwig shows how much he cares for his employees, not by paying them large sums of money or giving extravagant gifts, but by being decent and consideratehe shows them respect. There was an eager, greedy, restless motion in the eye, which showed the passion that had taken root, and where the shadow of the growing tree would fall. The joy, and gratitude, and ecstasy! There goes Friday, running for his life to the little creek! Green body and yellow tail, with a thing like a lettuce growing out of the top of his head; there he is! The narrator suggests that even Scrooge is perplexed that his first instinct, after hearing the purpose of the ghosts visit, is to ask it to put its cap on so as to extinguish the light. Dickens thus introduces a theme about the importance of memory: there is productive power in reflecting upon our past in order to learn from our mistakes in order to positively impact our present. This adjective, "jocund," depicts someone as joyous, cheerful, and lighthearted. In came the housemaid, with her cousin, the baker. On Christmas Eve, Fezziwig shuttered up his business and threw a large, rambunctious party for his. 16) SCHEME OF WORK - NEW! 10) The Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave Three) Scrooge it was. 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