1. What character presents most of the exposition in the first scene? What is presented in the exposition?

Marley, the exposition tells us about scrooge and what kind of person he is. He tells us that Scrooge and Marley were friends

  1. What is the setting of the play? (time of year, year and place)
    LONDON, ENGLAND, 1843, Christmas Eve
  2. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
    They were business partners
  3. Why does Scrooge give Bob Cratchit Christmas day off? (There are two reasons)

-he has to give him Christmas Day off. It’s the only holiday everyone takes off

-he still has some kindness in him

  1. A person who is a Scrooge is also a ___MISER______.
  1. What do we learn about Scrooge’s father from Fan’s visit to Scrooge? What kind of father did Scrooge have growing up?

We learn that his father was unkind and mean, and that now he much kinder and he is allowing Scrooge to come home and live with them?

  1. What kind of a man is Bob Cratchit?

He is a good Christian, he is kind and giving.

  1. How does scrooge feel during the scenes of his past?
    He is very emotional, he starts to cry
  1. What kind of man is Fezziwg? How is he different from Scrooge?

He was a happy and generous person, he enjoyed the Christmas. He is different from Scrooge because he allows his employees to enjoy themselves on Christmas.

  1. Why does the author choose ghosts rather than people to visit Scrooge?

The author chooses ghosts rather than people to visit Scrooge because Scrooges dislikes people and will probably not listen to them. Also, ghosts can take him to his past (they are more powerful).

  1. What is the conclusion of Act 1?

Scrooge sees himself as a young man talking to the woman (his fiancé and she leaves him) . Scrooge calls himself a loon. He is asleep at the end of Act 1.

What is a drama?
A story told in dialogue by performers in front of an audience

  1. What are stage directions?

They describe the scenery and tell how the characters move and speak.

***Study the 10 vocabulary words*** STUDY PG 32 IN YOUR ISN..and FRAYER MODELS

Essay #1 Write one paragraph about Scrooge’s personality/ character traits in ACT 1 based on what he says, his actions, and what others say about him? STUDY PAGE 38 in ISN

Essay #2 Write one paragraph about the five scenes from Scrooge’s past life that are revealed by the Ghost of Christmas Past. How does scrooge react to each of these scenes? What signs of change does he show? STUDY PAGE 37 in ISN