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Simple Structure: Five Staves

A Christmas Carol is structured in five distinctive sections, reflecting the structure of a carol itself. Scrooge structurally changes throughout the staves.

Stave 1 - selfish

Stave 1 - selfish

  • “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s”.
Staves 2-4 - development

Staves 2-4 - development

  • We learn about Scrooge’s childhood and the sadness he felt, how he lost people he loved (Fan and Belle), and ended up alone.
  • We also learn about the consequences of his actions if he continues to behave in this way: “lying gasping out his last there, alone by himself” (Stave 4).
Stave 5 - redemption

Stave 5 - redemption

  • After realising the mistakes he has made in life, Scrooge vows to change and become a better person: “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!”
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Plot Summary

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Plot Summary

1.1.1Outline1.1.2Introducing Scrooge & Marley1.1.3Stave 11.1.4Stave 21.1.5Stave 31.1.6End of Topic Test - Staves 1-31.1.7Stave 41.1.8Stave 51.1.9End of Topic Test - Staves 4-51.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - Belle
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Key Characters & Quotes

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Ebenezer Scrooge

2.1.1Outline & Stave 12.1.2Stave 22.1.3Stave 32.1.4Stave 42.1.5Stave 5 & Key Quotes2.1.6End of Topic Test - Ebeneezer Scrooge2.1.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Scrooge
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Other Characters

2.2.1Bob Cratchit2.2.2Tiny Tim2.2.3Fred2.2.4The Ghosts Pt 12.2.5The Ghosts Pt 22.2.6End of Topic Test - Other Characters2.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Bob Marley2.2.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Two Ghosts2.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ghost of Christmas2.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - The Cratchits
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Grade 9 - Key Characters

2.3.1Grade 9 - Key Characters2.3.2Grade 9 - Extract Analysis
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Key Ideas

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Key Ideas

3.1.1Inequality, Ignorance & Want3.1.2Duality, Family & Love3.1.3Christianity & Redemption3.1.4End of Topic Test - Key Ideas3.1.5Grade 9 - Key Themes
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Context

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Context

4.1.1Dickens & Victorian England4.1.2Poverty & Victorian Christmas4.1.3Exam-Style Questions - Poverty4.1.4Gothic Fiction4.1.5Gothic Fiction & Victorian England4.1.6End of Topic Test - Context4.1.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Dickens & Socialism4.1.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Misanthropy
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Authorial Method

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Structure & Techniques

5.1.1Structure & Time5.1.2Time Frame & Pace5.1.3Narrative Voice & Tone5.1.4Settings, Similes & Metaphors5.1.5End of Topic Test - Authorial Method
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Recap: Main Quotes

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Recap: Main Quotes

6.1.1Scrooge Quotes6.1.2Bob & Tiny Tim Quotes6.1.3Fred & Ghosts Quotes6.1.4Ignorance & Want Quotes6.1.5Other Quotes

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