1. Study Guide for A Christmas Carol
Characters Be able to identify these characters and their main character traits.
Scrooge
Marley
Fred
Portly gentleman and thin gentleman
Bob Cratchit
The rest of the Cratchits (Martha, Belinda, Peter, Tiny Tim)
Belle
Fezziwig
Old Joe
Mrs. Dilber
Ignorance and Want
The Spirits (Marley, Past, Present, Future)
Adam
Themes Be able to identify these themes (main ideas) and show how they are developed in the
story (be able to show examples of how they are working out in the story).
-It is everyone’s “business” to care for others.
-Greed hurts everyone.
-Loved ones are a treasure worth more than money or possessions.
-Kindness and caring for others are an important part of a happy life.
-Even the worst people can change.
Plot Know the events of the story and the order in which they occurred, as well as where they
would go on the plot diagram below.
Scrooge sees his tombstone
and vows to change
Climax
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition Resolution
Marley’s ghost
comes to Scrooge’s
apartments
(Narrative Hook)

2. Elements of Drama (Plays) Know the following terms and elements of plays.
Dialogue
Acts
Scenes
Stage Directions (be able to label a stage like the one below with the various directions)
Upstage, Downstage, Stage Left, Stage Right, Center, and Backstage
Setting Know the various settings (where and when the events takes place) and their importance
to the story. Also, be able to discuss how the settings affect the mood or atmosphere of the
story.
London—1840’s
The streets of the city
The Exchange (London Stock Exchange)
Scrooge’s offices and apartments
Cratchit’s home
Fred’s home
Old Joe’s pawn shop
Other locations around England—the moors, the miner’s home, the ship, the lighthouse