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Background
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Time
- 1843
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Place
- London
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PLOT
- Scrooge hate Christmas
- Marley sent three spirits to Scrooge
- Three spirits come and show Scrooge what has happened and what will happen
- The first spirits show Scrooge the past
- The second spirits show Scrooge the happiness of his fellow men
- The third spirits torments Scrooge
- Show Scrooge the final consequences of his greed
- Scrooge become nicer
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Theme
- People should be nicer and give more to others
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Characters
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Ebenezer Scrooge
- Ill-tempered
- Stingy
- Selfish
- Only care about money
- Believe that poor should go to prison and workhouses
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Bob Cratchit
- Underpaid clerk
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Jacob Marley
- Scrooges' former business partner
- Marley was like Scrooge
- Ghost of Christmas Past
- Ghost of Christmas PResent
- Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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Vocabulary
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Dowry
- The money that a women give to her husband when they were married
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Workhouse
- A place where poor people are put to work
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Shilling
- 16 shillings equal to 1 pound
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Adieu
- Word of farewell
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Author
- Charles Dickens