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Characterization of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
Stave I
Directions: Find a piece of text (quote) from the novel of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge
in Stave I. Write the quote and the page number in the space. (See the typed example in the chart.)
Direct
Characterization
(Directly Stated by the
narrator)
Indirect
(Speech)
Indirect
(Thoughts of the
Character)
Indirect
(Effects on Others;
other characters
opinions)
Indirect
(Actions *Most
important)
Indirect
(Looks *Least
Important)
“If I could work my will, said Scrooge, indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’
on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through is heart. He
should!’” – pages 3, 4
Characterization of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
Stave II
Directions: Find a piece of text (quote) from the novel of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge
in Stave II. Write the quote and the page number in the space.
Direct
Characterization
(Directly Stated by the
narrator)
Indirect
(Speech)
Indirect
(Thoughts of the
Character)
Indirect
(Effects on Others;
other characters
opinions)
Indirect
(Actions *Most
important)
Indirect
(Looks *Least
Important)
Characterization of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
Stave III
Directions: Find a piece of text (quote) from the novel of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge
in Stave III. Write the quote and the page number in the space.
Direct
Characterization
(Directly Stated by the
narrator)
Indirect
(Speech)
Indirect
(Thoughts of the
Character)
Indirect
(Effects on Others;
other characters
opinions)
Indirect
(Actions *Most
important)
Indirect
(Looks *Least
Important)
Characterization of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
Staves IV and V
Directions: Find a piece of text (quote) from the novel of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge
in Staves IV and V. Write the quote and the page number in the space.
Direct
Characterization
(Directly Stated by the
narrator)
Indirect
(Speech)
Indirect
(Thoughts of the
Character)
Indirect
(Effects on Others;
other characters
opinions)
Indirect
(Actions *Most
important)
Indirect
(Looks *Least
Important)