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Narrative Essay On A Christmas Carol

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The show I decided to attend was A Christmas Carol, which I had never seen before. I went with my father on Wednesday, November 15th to the Guthrie Theater, and I have also never been to a show at this theater. I had heard that the building was recently redone and it was beautiful. Everything inside was very elegant looking and I felt completely underdressed. The Wurtele Thrust Stage where the show was put on was a very cozy little room but had great visibility from every section. We sat very close to the lights on the balcony and I was able to clearly see the stage and everything going on. Every seat was filled from what I could see in the balcony. The show is a classic tale which I assume most people have seen. My father wasn’t as excited as I was because he has seen it a few times. The plot was the same as the movie I remember seeing parts of. An old businessman in London in 1843, Scrooge, is frustrated by any Christmas cheer because he considers it a day where his wealth will be taken. On Christmas Eve he is visited by the spirit of his old friend and business partner, Jacob Marley. He shows Scrooge that if he keeps living life the way he is, that he will die holding onto his greed and be miserable. Marley tells Scrooge that three other ghosts will be there that night. The first ghost comes and shows him his joy in Christmas past and how he came to be the way he is through bitter memories of Marley and his previous lover. He made mistakes in his past and the

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