Essay On The Christmas Carol

“I am not the man I once was…” (Dickens 675) might be the most famous words of Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” Written by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is a horrible man who is haunted by three spirits overnight in hopes to make a new man out of the old miser. Throughout this story, Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by three spirits ,Christmas present, past, and future, and during this time he learns about his greed, what joy he missed on christmas, and that he had a chance to become better.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night examines patterns of love and courtship through a twisting of gender roles. The play centers on the lead female role and protagonist, Viola, who

‘Marital intimacy is dangerous, the very dream of it is a threat’ (Greenblatt). Compare Othello and Much Ado in light of this statement. To what extent does your study of these plays lead you to agree with this assessment of marriage in Shakespeare’s drama? What is revealed about the context in which the plays were written and how would the audiences’ responses differ over time?

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol ‘A Christmas Carol’ written by Charles Dickens tells the story of a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas and is shown the errors of his ways. ‘A Christmas Carol’ was published in 1843, this was a time of social and political unrest. Dickens motivation for writing this story was to encourage employers to treat workers well, he uses the Christmas Carol to portray this message. Charles Dickens felt strongly about the working conditions and poverty that many people endured. He wanted to encourage employers to treat their workers well.

a prison or a treadmill; he did not think for a second that the places

A Christmas Carol is a beautifully crafted novel which symbolizes life in the Victorian Era where class discrimination was a common practice and nearly no one would speak up against it - except Charles Dickens. Social commentary is a skill used by artist of every deviation to making remarks on sundry issues society faces and in Dickens case, he uses his words to lessen the social gap between the poor and rich. Dickens leads the reader into his novel immediately by explaining that Ebenezer Scrooge is a harsh miser whose only friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died 7 years ago on Christmas Eve. After he spends his day at the counting-house, Scrooge returns to his house and as he lies in bed, Marly burst into his chambers wearing, “”the chain I forged in life,”” (Dickens 16), bestowing upon him a prophecy: 3 Spirits will haunt him, however his consent is paramount if wants a proper afterlife. After each spirit, Scrooge learns about how his misanthropic actions adversely affects others until he learns to honor the Spirit of Christmas year-round. Dickens used social commentary to unearth the spirit of Christmas amongst all by using social commentary to express that one's class should not have an effect on how someone is treated.

The novels A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, and Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte display a strong parallel in the ways in which they use their different styles of narration in the story to reveal the true inner-feelings of characters. In A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is taught many valuable lessons through the testament of three different spirits, each working to bring out the true emotions of this man. Likewise, in Wuthering Heights, the main character, Mr. Lockwood, is taught stories of his landlord, Mr. Heathcliff, through written recollections from the testaments of others, showing the inner-feelings and thoughts of him through diary entries. Although they are written in two different styles, indirect

The idea of marriage that is presented in the play differs from what we see marriage as

old sinner! Hard as a steel and sharp as a flint, from which no steel

A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

The movie “A Christmas Carol” is better than the book. The book is a very descriptive christmas novel. The movie shows more feeling than the book did. The setting and lighting has set a better mood overall than the book.this is why the movie is better than the book.

I wrote this analysis in my The Evolving Stage class where we read and discussed popular plays and their meanings. The objective of this assignment was to analyze a play we have read in class. I chose to analyze the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. I focused on the idea of marriage during the time period the play was written which was the nineteenth century. I discussed the different views of marriage portrayed in the play and compared them to today’s ideas of marriage. I quite enjoyed reading and analyzing this humorous drama.

Victorian – or Dickensian – London is perhaps the period of English history that is romanticised the most. Typically it is either viewed with a fond nostalgia, through rose tinted glasses, or it is remembered as the epitome of everything that society should not be, to the point where the adjective ‘Dickensian’ is now used commonly to either describe the squalor of 19th century London (exemplified in The Pickwick Papers), or its polar opposite; the cosy, familial Christmassy feeling that is also so often present in his novels (A Christmas Carol).

“ Spirit, hear me. I am not he man I was. I will not be the man I have been for so many years. Why show me all of this if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me. Let the boy live! I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” (Scrooge, p.140). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an important story as it has a meaningful theme of change, as the quotes states above. But that isn’t the only theme that this beautiful story shows us. Many different spirits encounter him to help him realize why Christmas is important (I’m pretty sure that is the meaning of the spirits). When the first spirit of the past encounters him, he realizes what he has done, and regrets some of the things he did. The second spirit helped Ebenezer Scrooge recognize how what he has been doing has had an impact in other peoples life. When the frightening third spirit came and showed him his future and others futures, he discovers about himself and how people didn’t care that he died. When we read A Christmas Carol, we learn that it can have many different themes that can be a very important component to the story and even our lives.

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. I love seeing the shinny Christmas lights that decorates my street and the sound of fresh fallen snow on the ground. Christmas reminds me of family, the laughter and loved we shared, and the gifts we gave to each other. My house on Christmas became the center of my joy.