A Christmas Carol

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    was a comedy based along the storylines of The Christmas Carol. I noticed many people from the community brought their children along for the comedy. For someone who doesn’t really care for plays, or Christmas it was somewhat interesting to go into the play having doubts beforehand and coming out of it with a different view. The exposition started off the same as The Christmas Carrol. Scrooge was being his typical self, hating everything about Christmas, while everyone else was enjoying and…

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    Ghost In A Christmas Carol

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    The most important character among three Christmas ghosts in A Christmas Carol Christmas Carol was an influent novel which was written by Charles Dickens throughout one and half century about a life of Ebenezer Scrooge as a negative, penny-pinching and distasteful man in London. No one had ever wished to work as an employee in his office after his best business partner Jacob Marley died except Bob Cratchit. Nothing in the world would scare Scrooge if it wasn’t about the gold…

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    of being a lonely and greedy man. there are many differences between the movie and play. This is normally considered as compare and contrast. In a Christmas Carol the difference isn’t huge but the have there differences. In the drama Ebenezer Scrooge is a cruel man who doesn't share he high amounts of money he has and also hates the idea of Christmas. “ Bah! Humbug!”( Twain 5). The ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley shows Scrooge the outcome of being greedy. In result, he sends three spirits to…

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    Dickens reminds his readers throughout the story that you should notice the crowd and group of people that you hang out with. In the opening chapter or stave the author Charles Dickens describes him as a depressed man and a man who does not celebrate Christmas. The author made Scrooge a selfish man and no consideration for his own mankind. He shows Scrooge in the beginning when two poor men come up to Scrooge…

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    A Christmas Carol is the story of an old man’s fantastic adventure one Christmas Eve. Ebenezer Scrooge’s adventure is a journey of discovery – learning that a heart filled with goodwill and charity, instead of bitterness and greed are more valuable and prosperous to the soul than material riches. Before his adventure, Ebenezer Scrooge complained to his nephew the morning of Christmas Eve, “If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled…

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    The novel A Christmas Carol is about a man named Ebenezer scrooge who does not understand the true meaning of ‘’business. Scrooge is a mean old man that only cares about money. He believes that ‘’business’’ means only money you don't need a family you only need money. In a Christmas Carol charles dickens tells us that ‘‘business’’ means helping the poor thru these lessons from the ghost. In A Christmas carol scrooge thinks business is money you don't need family I no this because in the…

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    and movie of A Christmas Carol neither one seems to follow up with the other the whole time. Mr. Scrooge seemed to do things a little differently in each one. Some scenes and parts are exactly the same and some aren’t. A Christmas Carol is based on an old, grumpy man named Ebenezer Scrooge. The movie and play represent Mr. Scrooge’s past, present, and future. In the play, Ebenezer is visited by his old, dead business partner, Marley. He warns him about his attitude towards Christmas. Marley…

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    In the Christmas Carol Scrooge is very unhappy with the oncoming season Christmas. Everyone is cheerful and Scrooge is trying to get as much work done before the counting house closes. That night the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to tell Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits so he can change his ways. During these trips Scrooge realizes that Christmas is actually a very merry day. In both Scrooge’s and Fezziwig's workplaces there were fires going. The people there worried hard and…

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    A Christmas Carol Analysis I have loved A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens since I was little so I was very excited to see how Michael Daehn brought this iconic story to life. In his version, I believe that Daehn wanted to convey the heart of this story. To share the message of hope and selflessness and redemption and perhaps to inspire and enlighten the audience. By choosing to use a version of this play that incorporates music he not only brought this story to life but brought the audience…

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    Who was Ebenezer Scrooge? He was the main character of “The Christmas Carol”. Scrooge takes the readers through his couple of days of him being haunted by ex-business partner Jacob Marley. Jacob is trying to help Scrooge to be nice, so he won’t end up tied in chains in the afterlife like him. Ebenezer Scrooge was an old cold-hearted man. He didn’t like anything and loved to save his money even though he is rich. His nose is always bloodshot red. That is because he doesn’t want to spend the…

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