Do the Cratchits toast to Scrooge?
When the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to visit the Cratchits on Christmas Day, he sees Bob Cratchit carrying his sickly son Tiny Tim, and later raising a toast to Scrooge for providing the feast. He welcomes Scrooge’s new-found generosity and friendship.
What does Mrs Cratchit want to give Scrooge?
Cratchit said she would give Scrooge, ” A piece of her mind to feast upon, and I hope he’d have a good appetite for it.” What does this mean? Why does Mrs.
Who in the Cratchit family finds it difficult to toast Scrooge?
The family raise a toast to honour Scrooge as the employer whose money has paid for their Christmas feast. Mrs Cratchit finds this difficult and it is clear she doesn’t like or respect Scrooge. Scrooge is told that Tiny Tim will die if the future doesn’t change.
What toast does Bob Cratchit make?
When the family draws around the fire, Bob raises his glass and says, “A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!” Then, he toasts, “Mr. Scrooge!…
What does Mrs Cratchit say she would do if she could see Scrooge?
“It should be Christmas Day, I am sure,” said she, “on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge. You know he is, Robert. Nobody knows it better than you do, poor fellow.”
What does Bob Cratchit want to do that makes Mrs Cratchit angry?
What does Bob want to do that makes Mrs. Cratchit angry? Bob wants to make a toast. Why does the Ghost of Christmas Present bring Scrooge out to a “bleak and desert moor”?
Why does Scrooge want to talk to Cratchit?
Scrooge is said to have been talking like his former self, not his current self. He is remembering how much he enjoyed Fezziwig’s party. Scrooge wants to talk to Bob Cratchit, his one and only employee, when he sees the difference between how his former employer treated him and the others.
Why is ignorance more dangerous than want?
Of the two children, Ignorance is designated as the more dangerous because ignorance of the misery of the poor—willful or not—only prolongs the social problem of poverty.
What does Bob do that makes Mrs Cratchit angry?
How does Bob Cratchit wife feel about Scrooge?
His wife is not as charitable as he is about his miserly boss. However, Bob Cratchit keeps his respectful tone and chides his wife into wishing Scrooge well for the sake of Christmas. He is very loyal to Mr. Scrooge even tough he is abused by him.