The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one. He also depicts a herd of cattle all feeding together in peaceful unison, which is why Dickens states that the children are the opposite of the herd, but just as uproarious as forty cows could be. He gave the cap a parting squeeze, in which his hand relaxed; and had barely time to reel to bed, before he sank into a heavy sleep. Christmas Eve, Dick. "Your welfare!" - The Ghost of Christmas Past. Are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold to me? asked Scrooge. Scrooge is entirely surrounded by a moment in his past that is bright and joyous. Sinai with the Ten Commandments, he saw that his fellows were worshipping a golden calfa false idol. You are changed. What would I not have given to be one of them! Fezziwig, Stave 2, shows how Fezziwig cared more about people being happy than money. Fezziwig is Mr. Fezziwig's partner in life. STAVE 2 The Ghost of Christmas Past from the crown of its head there spring a bright clear jet of light represents clarity and hope a lustrous belt belt like Marley's but different a great extinguisher for a cap past memories can be forgotten begged him to be covered Young Scrooge dull red brick factories feeble fire It opened; and a little girl, much younger than the boy, came darting in, and putting her arms about his neck, and often kissing him, addressed him as her Dear, dear brother., I have come to bring you home, dear brother! said the child, clapping her tiny hands, and bending down to laugh. Either purchase below, or click on the video below to learn more. Another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have tried to do, I have no just cause to grieve.. * A knowledge organiser 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. Please note: When downloading a bundle each resource must be downloaded separately. Start studying Stave 2-A Christmas Carol Comprehension Questions. Yes, yes, I know! Feeling lonely, Crusoe finds a parrot and teaches it phrases so that Crusoe would finally have a companion to talk to. Stave Two, pages 30-4: Fezziwig's party Key quotation: Scrooge starts to change Dickens shows us how Scrooge is changing through his response to the Ghost's provocative statement: A small matter to make these silly folks so full of gratitude (p. 33). Fred reminds him of her, and he is thus scared of becoming close to Fred, in case he loses Fred too. He was very much attached to me, was Dick. ", Fezziwig has a lot of power but he uses it to make people happy. At length it broke upon his listening ear. And now Scrooge looked on more attentively than ever, when the master of the house, having his daughter leaning fondly on him, sat down with her and her mother at his own fireside; and when he thought that such another creature, quite as graceful and as full of promise, might have called him father, and been a spring-time in the haggard winter of his life, his sight grew very dim indeed. People return these feelings to the employer as they willingly want to be in his company. Scrooge looked at the Ghost, and with a mournful shaking of his head glanced anxiously towards the door. Scrooge is beginning to learn that this is ultimately more valuable than money. Description of the Ghost of Christmas Past, Stave 2, this ghost is much less scary than Marley which symbolises the innocence of childhood. He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long, forgotten! He then made bold to inquire what business brought him there. It means something like before you know it and is used to express a very short amount of time. Scrooge keeps the office icy, cold, and dark, refusing to pay for what he considers comforts rather than necessities. Old Fezziwig laid down his pen, and looked up at the clock, which pointed to the hour of seven. All created by a Tes Bev Evans Award nominated author 2017.
The shouts of wonder and delight with which the development of every package was received! Dear, dear!, Yo ho, my boys! said Fezziwig. His partner lies upon the point of death, I hear; and there he sat alone. WHEN SCROOGE AWOKE, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. 13) Stave Four - Part One The first ghosts head casts a bright light, making visible those things that might not otherwise be seen. 2) Historical context
1) Introduction to the text On the one hand he is clearly a good moneylender which we can judge by the fact that he trains scrooge to become a pretty good one himself. "Crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light.". 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. Twelve! No, said Scrooge, No. Its legs and feet, most delicately formed, were, like those upper members, bare. 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. Near to the winter fire sat a beautiful young girl, so like the last that Scrooge believed it was the same, until he saw her, now a comely matron, sitting opposite her daughter. To gainsay something is to deny or dispute it. You are quite a woman, little Fan! exclaimed the boy. What will happen if the Spirit puts on his cap? This pain is only intensified by the mention that Scrooge is quite alone in the world.. The clock was wrong. Who, and what are you? Scrooge demanded. 8) Fezziwig (Stave Two) And the Sultan's Groom turned upside-down by the Genii; there he is upon his head! The two young men hurriedly closed the shutters and cleared everything away. 2: History: May 22, 2022 . Includes: And when old Fezziwig and Mrs. Fezziwig had gone all through the dance; advance and retire, hold hands with your partner; bow and curtsey; corkscrew; thread-the-needle, and back again to your place; Fezziwig cutcut so deftly, that he appeared to wink with his legs, and came upon his feet again without a stagger. While there may be wisdom in pointing this out, young Scrooge is also using it as an excuse for his behavioran excuse that he'll use through life as he eventually becomes more miserly. Q. These are but shadows of the things that have been, said the Ghost. Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch. 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?. 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. 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. What Idol has displaced you? he rejoined. The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door, and asked Scrooge if he knew it. A Christmas Carol - Stave Two - Fezziwig. He corroborated everything, remembered everything, enjoyed everything, and underwent the strangest agitation. An "idol" can be anything that someone greatly admires, loves, or worships. Home, for ever and ever. At one of these a lonely boy was reading near a feeble fire; and Scrooge sat down upon a form, and wept to see his poor forgotten self as he had used to be. 11) The Cratchits (Stave Three) This was not addressed to Scrooge, or to any one whom he could see, but it produced an immediate effect. There were more dances, and there were forfeits, and more dances, and there was cake, and there was negus, and there was a great piece of Cold Roast, and there was a great piece of Cold Boiled, and there were mince-pies, and plenty of beer. They shone in every part of the dance like moons. Stave 2 'It's Fezziwig alive again.' Scrooge is happy to see him alive again- he's sad that Fezziwig died. "There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk. When Moses came down from Mt. When I have learned a Truth like this, I know how strong and irresistible it must be. This was a great relief, because three days after sight of this First of Exchange pay to Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge or his order, and so forth, would have become a mere United States' security if there were no days to count by. Focussing on Stave Two and how Fezziwig is presented in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, we analyse key quotes around his character, decide on his central characteristics and explore the impact that he has on Ebenezer Scrooge as the main protagonist is allowed a chance to revisit his childhood. This simile shows that Fezziwig was so joyful that when he danced he shone with happiness. He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. This has saved me a lot of time. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to revisit his youthful days in Fezziwig's world located at the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. Note the significant contrast between the way that Fezziwig keeps his office and the way that Scrooge does. The curtains of his bed were drawn aside, I tell you, by a hand. The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.. A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!" 15. He was not reading now, but walking up and down despairingly. And Valentine," said Scrooge, "and his wild brother, Orson; there they go! See in text (Stave One) The expression Dickens is hinting at here is "see you in Hell." As such, Scrooge's retort is a rather comical onewhile Fred is bidding him to come see him at Christmas, Scrooge states that he will see him in "that extremity" (Hell) first. It matters little, she said, softly. When it was made you were another man.'. 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. He was about to speak; but with her head turned from him, she resumed. Fezziwig, an old, jolly man, gives Scrooge and another worker the night off for Christmas Eve. Then with a rapidity of transition very foreign to his usual character, he said, in pity for his former self, Poor boy! and cried again. When everybody had retired but the two prentices, they did the same to them; and thus the cheerful voices died away, and the lads were left to their beds; which were under a counter in the back-shop. And what is that upon your cheek?. You recollect the way? inquired the Spirit. ", Scrooge beginning to show change, Stave 2, shows theme of redemption. Your free preview of York Notes Plus+ 'A Christmas Carol (Grades 91) ' has expired. Let's have the shutters up," cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, "before a man can say Jack Robinson." You wouldn't believe how those two fellows went at it. Haunt me no longer!. There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night. 5) Marley's Ghost - language analysis (Stave One)
3) Stave one language analysis A gig is a two-wheeled carriage. Though I never could have been so rude, no, no! Even this, though, when Scrooge looked at it with increasing steadiness, was not its strangest quality. 17) Exam practice pack (10 questions) 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. The sort of man who knew his business better than you or I could have told it him!) Belle has now married and has a vibrant home filled with love and laughter. At sight of an old gentleman in a Welsh wig, sitting behind such a high desk, that if he had been two inches taller he must have knocked his head against the ceiling, Scrooge cried in great excitement: Why, it's old Fezziwig! Bless his heart; it's Fezziwig alive again!. The ghosts must now teach Scrooge that love is worth the risk - for even if the one you loved died, it is a miracle just to have loved. 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! This is the adjective form of the noun "dower," which at one time had the same meaning as a "dowry," or the money brought into a marriage by the bride. It was a strange figurelike a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished to a child's proportions. Description of the Ghost of Christmas Past, Stave 2, It is a ghost of opposites. She clapped her hands and laughed, and tried to touch his head; but being too little, laughed again, and stood on tiptoe to embrace him. Scrooge expressed himself much obliged, but could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end. Clearly, Scrooge's father has been cruel to him in childhood, normally leaving him to spend Christmas alone at school, but he has now changed which foreshadows scrooge's change. 16) SCHEME OF WORK - NEW! Valentine is raised as a knight for Pepin the Short, also known as King of the Franks. he re-joined. Scrooge's discussion with Belle shows that his descent into greed began when he was still a fairly young man. 19) Key quotes
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Quick!. Hilli-ho! cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk with wonderful agility. On page 43, Dicken's gives a glimpse of Scrooge's warm personality that has been muted by the cold, horrible events that have happened to him. Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend, or any knowledge of having wilfully bonneted the Spirit at any period of his life. A child but an old man. 10th grade. "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" Rather than defending Scrooges current attitudes and actions towards those around him, Scrooges despair for the lonely child helps explain what might have led him to become the man that he is: misanthropic and reclusive. The Spirit touched him on the arm, and pointed to his younger self, intent upon his reading. . Scrooge went to bed again, and thought, and thought, and thought it over and over and over, and could make nothing of it. In came the cook, with her brother's particular friend, the milkman. Why does the Ghost's mentioning Scrooge's nephew make Scrooge feel "uneasy"? A quarter past, said Scrooge, counting. Despite his best efforts, Scrooge is unable to convince himself that Marleys visit was a dream. "The happiness he gives," Scrooge insists, "is quite as great as if it. The narrator seems to be aware that readers might have difficulty believing that the ghost has actually appeared and thus tries to convince us of its reality. He struggles to hide the light (repress his memories) but is unable to do so, as they shine through the extinguisher-cap in full force. 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. 18) Exam question review I do; and I release you. A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the recollection of it, gladly, as an unprofitable dream, from which it happened well that you awoke. Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! The poem referred to here is William Wordsworth's "Written in March," in which he describes the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. Scrooge begins to show emotion, showing the beginning of his change and redemption, but hasn't fully changed as he won't admit his emotion. The verbs in all the sentences below are in the passive voice. What business had he to be married to the Princess!. * Differentiated lesson packs on all five staves/chapters ''Remember it,' cried Scrooge with fervour - 'I could walk it blindfold.'. While we are meant to believe that the visitation of the ghosts is actually happening, it is perhaps more important to think of them and the scenes they reveal of Scrooge's life as products of Scrooge's imagination. The passage of time has become irregular and unpredictable for Scrooge. 12) The Next Visits (Stave Three)
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