Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-5-stave-5-and-key-quotes [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [GCSE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse.md) › [English Lit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature.md) › [AQA](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa.md) › [English Lit: AQA GCSE A Christmas Carol](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol.md) › Stave 5 & Key Quotes # Stave 5 & Key Quotes English Lit: AQA GCSE A Christmas Carol, topic 2.1.5 ## Scrooge: Stave 5 After waking up, we see that Scrooge has kept to his promise, has learnt from the Ghosts’ lessons, and has changed his entire personality for the better. ### Reborn ![Reborn](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/11292129-37b9-424c-9e40-322511b91ea3/shutterstock_387995890.jpg) - Stave 5 is Scrooge’s rebirth and redemption. - Scrooge has been a sinful man, has learnt the reasons for, and consequences of, his actions, and is now reborn – he is a changed man. - He cries, letting go of the anger and misery he has felt for so long, and metaphorically washing his sins away for good. ### Generous ![Generous](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/2d654dd8-6aa4-455f-a21a-8381ebfbcdda/shutterstock_534375184.jpg) - Scrooge calls out to a boy in the street and asks him to go and buy a huge turkey for Bob Cratchit’s family and to bring the poulterer to him. He pays the boy for his service and even pays for the poulterer to take a cab to the Cratchit house. - __'"I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s!” whispered Scrooge, rubbing his hands, and splitting with a laugh.’__ ### Humble ![Humble](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/259e3e20-9fcd-41da-9057-5e425a581662/shutterstock_665664424.jpg) - After seeing one of the men who had asked him for charity the previous day, Scrooge approaches him and apologises, openly admitting that his actions were not acceptable. - __“That is my name, and I fear it may not be pleasant to you. Allow me to ask your pardon”__. - Scrooge feels that it is really important for him to make things right, and so he starts by openly admitting his faults: he had not been nice to the man and had been very selfish. ### Friendly ![Friendly](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/504c7746-8f88-4b51-8a5c-372fe6f0c4c2/shutterstock_452702158.jpg) - Instead of keeping to himself and choosing to be alone, Scrooge wanders the streets and willingly makes physical contact with other people. - He __“patted children on the head”.__ ### Loving ![Loving](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/9f93aec0-7f07-4812-afe5-8a7a00fe862a/shutterstock_343906229.jpg) - Scrooge goes to Fred’s house and asks nicely if his nephew will let him join in with their Christmas. He chooses to be part of their love and celebrations. ### Kind and caring ![Kind and caring](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/0555f56d-f36d-44a8-ae0c-47f02a5a7aad/shutterstock_520281601.jpg) - When Bob Cratchit arrives at work the next day, Scrooge gives him a raise and vows to help him and his family. - __“He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father”.__ ## Scrooge: Key Quotes Here are some key quotes about Scrooge from Staves 1-3: ### Stave 1 ![Stave 1](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/eeabe17d-5d3e-421a-96c1-25e34036ac07/shutterstock_722566603.jpg) - __“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone”__. - Scrooge begins the story as a money-grabbing, selfish old man. His only concern (and his obsession) is making money, and he works hard for it – he also makes other people work hard for him in an attempt to gain even more money. ### Stave 2 ![Stave 2](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/a62cff3a-eeba-4aab-b2e0-96f8adb24275/shutterstock_166070729.jpg) - __“A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still”__. - This quote makes us feel some sympathy for young Scrooge. The adjective __“solitary”__ and the verb __“neglected”__ show that Scrooge began his life with few friends and began his life alone. - This makes us wonder if he has chosen a lonely life because he was lonely as a child. It also makes the reader wonder why he would want to be alone as an adult, especially after being alone so much as a child. ### Stave 3 ![Stave 3](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/706cdf6d-7eba-4614-b5ea-35c5248bff0b/shutterstock_192451649.jpg) - __“Though the Spirit’s eyes were clear and kind, he did not like to meet them”.__ - After his encounter with the first Ghost, Scrooge has begun to see that he has made some bad choices in life. - Therefore, when he meets the second Ghost, he can’t even look it in the eye because he feels so guilty. - He also knows that this Ghost will likely give him more information to feel guilty about, and is not looking forward to seeing the consequences of his actions. ## Scrooge: Key Quotes Here are key quotes about Scrooge from Staves 4-5: ### Stave 4 ![Stave 4](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/0a8c5e2f-c919-4994-a12a-ae9d4a38285d/shutterstock_213333985.jpg) - __“I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been”.__ - The verb __“must”__ suggests that Scrooge was not really aware of what he had become, or the consequences of it, before the Ghosts showed him. - He feels that he has definitely learnt a valuable lesson and, because of this, has completely changed. He will no longer live a solitary, miserable, selfish, uncaring life, but is determined to change and treat people better. ### Stave 5 ![Stave 5](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/e245874c-f8d5-46ff-80bd-7a217d8db543/shutterstock_571239124.jpg) - __“Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all”.__ - Dickens wanted to be clear at the end that Scrooge did not just claim he had changed, but proved it through his actions. - He actively strove to become a good man, and worked every day to be better. - This shows that it was not just a ghost story for Scrooge, but something which changed his life. - Dickens also wanted to tell Victorian England that they needed to take action and do something to help, not just sit back complacently. ## Test yourself on Stave 5 & Key Quotes - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Scrooge in Stave 5? - What does Scrooge do at the start of Stave 5 that is a metaphor for him washing his sins away for good? - Which of the following is a quote from Stave 1? - Which are the correct quotes? - Which of the following is a quote from Stave 5? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/ddff7b40-4794-11e8-840f-39fdc9615de8/section/76066e00-4c8e-11e8-b481-f529820d2afa/session) - Previous topic: [2.1.4 Stave 4](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-4-stave-4.md) - Next topic: [2.1.6 End of Topic Test - Ebeneezer Scrooge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-6-end-of-topic-test-ebeneezer-scrooge.md) ## English Lit: AQA GCSE A Christmas Carol contents ### 1 Plot Summary - 1.1 Plot Summary - [1.1.1 Outline](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-1-outline.md) - [1.1.2 Introducing Scrooge & Marley](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-2-introducing-scrooge-and-marley.md) - [1.1.3 Stave 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-3-stave-1.md) - [1.1.4 Stave 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-4-stave-2.md) - [1.1.5 Stave 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-5-stave-3.md) - [1.1.6 End of Topic Test - Staves 1-3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-6-end-of-topic-test-staves-1-3.md) - [1.1.7 Stave 4](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-7-stave-4.md) - [1.1.8 Stave 5](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-8-stave-5.md) - [1.1.9 End of Topic Test - Staves 4-5](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-9-end-of-topic-test-staves-4-5.md) - [1.1.10 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Belle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/1-1-10-diagnostic-misconceptions-belle.md) ### 2 Key Characters & Quotes - 2.1 Ebenezer Scrooge - [2.1.1 Outline & Stave 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-1-outline-and-stave-1.md) - [2.1.2 Stave 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-2-stave-2.md) - [2.1.3 Stave 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-3-stave-3.md) - [2.1.4 Stave 4](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-4-stave-4.md) - [2.1.5 Stave 5 & Key Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-5-stave-5-and-key-quotes.md) - [2.1.6 End of Topic Test - Ebeneezer Scrooge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-6-end-of-topic-test-ebeneezer-scrooge.md) - [2.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Scrooge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-scrooge.md) - 2.2 Other Characters - [2.2.1 Bob Cratchit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-1-bob-cratchit.md) - [2.2.2 Tiny Tim](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-2-tiny-tim.md) - [2.2.3 Fred](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-3-fred.md) - [2.2.4 The Ghosts Pt 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-4-the-ghosts-pt-1.md) - [2.2.5 The Ghosts Pt 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-5-the-ghosts-pt-2.md) - [2.2.6 End of Topic Test - Other Characters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-6-end-of-topic-test-other-characters.md) - [2.2.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Bob Marley](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-bob-marley.md) - [2.2.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Two Ghosts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-8-diagnostic-misconceptions-two-ghosts.md) - [2.2.9 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ghost of Christmas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-9-diagnostic-misconceptions-ghost-of-christmas.md) - [2.2.10 Diagnostic Misconceptions - The Cratchits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-2-10-diagnostic-misconceptions-the-cratchits.md) - 2.3 Grade 9 - Key Characters - [2.3.1 Grade 9 - Key Characters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-3-1-grade-9-key-characters.md) - [2.3.2 Grade 9 - Extract Analysis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/2-3-2-grade-9-extract-analysis.md) ### 3 Key Ideas - 3.1 Key Ideas - [3.1.1 Inequality, Ignorance & Want](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/3-1-1-inequality-ignorance-and-want.md) - [3.1.2 Duality, Family & Love](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/3-1-2-duality-family-and-love.md) - [3.1.3 Christianity & Redemption](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/3-1-3-christianity-and-redemption.md) - [3.1.4 End of Topic Test - Key Ideas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/3-1-4-end-of-topic-test-key-ideas.md) - [3.1.5 Grade 9 - Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/3-1-5-grade-9-key-themes.md) ### 4 Context - 4.1 Context - [4.1.1 Dickens & Victorian England](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-1-dickens-and-victorian-england.md) - [4.1.2 Poverty & Victorian Christmas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-2-poverty-and-victorian-christmas.md) - [4.1.3 Exam-Style Questions - Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-3-exam-style-questions-poverty.md) - [4.1.4 Gothic Fiction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-4-gothic-fiction.md) - [4.1.5 Gothic Fiction & Victorian England](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-5-gothic-fiction-and-victorian-england.md) - [4.1.6 End of Topic Test - Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-6-end-of-topic-test-context.md) - [4.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Dickens & Socialism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-dickens-and-socialism.md) - [4.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Misanthropy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/4-1-8-diagnostic-misconceptions-misanthropy.md) ### 5 Authorial Method - 5.1 Structure & Techniques - [5.1.1 Structure & Time](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/5-1-1-structure-and-time.md) - [5.1.2 Time Frame & Pace](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/5-1-2-time-frame-and-pace.md) - [5.1.3 Narrative Voice & Tone](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/5-1-3-narrative-voice-and-tone.md) - [5.1.4 Settings, Similes & Metaphors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/5-1-4-settings-similes-and-metaphors.md) - [5.1.5 End of Topic Test - Authorial Method](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/5-1-5-end-of-topic-test-authorial-method.md) ### 6 Recap: Main Quotes - 6.1 Recap: Main Quotes - [6.1.1 Scrooge Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/6-1-1-scrooge-quotes.md) - [6.1.2 Bob & Tiny Tim Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/6-1-2-bob-and-tiny-tim-quotes.md) - [6.1.3 Fred & Ghosts Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/6-1-3-fred-and-ghosts-quotes.md) - [6.1.4 Ignorance & Want Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/6-1-4-ignorance-and-want-quotes.md) - [6.1.5 Other Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/a-christmas-carol/6-1-5-other-quotes.md)