In the movie, A Christmas Carol, there are many differences than the play. Some differences in wording could be a result of the actor messing up. The movie has parts included that are not in the original play. This could be a result of more modern technology. Most of the most important things are included in both.
Once upon a time, a man called Ebenezer Scrooge that was paying the mortician to bury Marley but he was disagreeing because he didn’t want to give tip to the man that helped him to the mortician of Marley. 7 years pass and Scrooge is in his office and his nephew Fred visits him and said to him merry Christmas and he was angry since he didn’t like Christmas, after a large day Scrooge goes home and when he was already home the ghost of his friend of business, Marley, Scrooge was scared, since Marley has a lot of chains and Marley tells him that the chains were all over him because of all the bad acts that he been doing during all of the time, and since has that chains he has been suffering all time. Marley also tell him that he will be visited by 3 spirits. Then when Scrooge was going to bed, the ghost of Christmas
At the beginning of the play, Scrooge is angry and miserable and dislikes Christmas. Near the middle of the play, Scrooge sees himself and a grouch. At the end of the play, he knows what he has done and changes wale making amends with the people he knows. To summarize Scrooge is a grumpy old man that gets visited by three ghosts and changes for the better. Scrooge is a grumpy, cheap old man, that hates Christmas and anyone who likes it.
The ghost of Christmas past influenced Scrooge because it showed him that money doesn’t matter. The ghost showed Scrooge with Belle and Scrooge realized what he missed out on. Scrooge and Belle were not together anymore because he cared more about his wealth than her. The ghost of Christmas past showed Scrooge a time when Belle broke off their engagement and Scrooge said, “Spirit! Show me no more!
In both,he’s scared the most by Christmas Future, shot down by The Ghost of Christmas Present, most contempt with the The Ghost of Christmas Past. Of course there are some differences too. The most obvious is the change in dialogue. Another huge
The novel “A Christmas Carol and the play “A Christmas Carol” produced by the Hartford Stage had similarities and differences. A resemblance was the Ghost of Christmas Present’s, the physical appearance was perfectly portrayed, it was stated in the novel, “It was in one simple deep green robe, or mantle, bordered with white fur… and on its head it wore no other covering than holly wreath set here and there with shining icicles. Its dark brown curls were long and free.” In the play, the clothes was impeccably exemplary , even the holy wreath with icicles was shown identical according to the text. One of the differentials was there was 3 new characters and 2 children that was not in the book.
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This play was about how Ebenezer Scrooge lived a full life of regrets and sorrow, because of his foolish and unkind love for money. Toward the end of his life he revisits painful memories and lost opportunities of love and kindness! By looking over some of his mean times he is regretting them, and becoming a changed man! In scene three there was a young boy standing at Scrooge’s door singing beautiful Christmas carols.
Compare and Contrast Christmas Carol Book VS. Christmas Carol Movie Are you into the Christmas spirit where everyone is enjoying their time with their family, then the Christmas carol is the right book for you. Today I am going to be discussing about the similarities and the differences between the book and the movie, in the book and the movie Scrooge was the main character they both had the part where Scrooge had an argument with his Nephew. In the movie and the book they had the same types of lessons learned. The difference is that in the movie Scrooge had a dog while in the book, it never mentions that Scrooge had a dog.
Similarities and Differences of the Play and Movie A Christmas Carol Greed is a trait nobody should have and one man’s life was ruined by it. “Bah Humbug!”is a famous quote from the astounding play, A Christmas Carol the story of a rich, old, mean man named Ebenezer Scrooge whose life was turned around. The play was later copied in a movie in 1984 and the movie shows many similarities and differences to the play. Most of the similarities and differences appear when the three ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future visit him and change his life for the better.
The Change of Scrooge “Feelings change, memories don’t.” Joel Alexander After visits from three ghosts, The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future, Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in the novella, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is changed for the better. Each ghost makes an impact on him in several ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge influential scenes from his younger days.
One of the big differences in the movie than in the book was when Scrooge was going to die. In the movie the ground opened up and was sucking Scrooge in the ground toward a casket while he was begging for his life but when he fell in the hole
Compare and Contrast A Christmas Carol is full of many twists and turns, and has been written in many different versions. Writers have taken artistic liberties and have added or taken away to the beloved Christmas story to make it their own. No two versions are going to be exactly similar, and most definitely are going to have many differences. The play and the movie both follow the basic plotline of the classic novel, A Christmas Carol.
Cristmas Carol Drama vs.Christmas Carol movie The Christmas Carol is a vintage movie that was manufactured in 1984. The movie is about a miser named Scrooge and is haunted by the three spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future all in one night. In the night he learns to being kind and never went back to be his old self-centered ways. The drama also is about the same thing, but without some of the lines and scenes that the movie didn’t have or what the movie had and what the drama didn’t have so it is different in many ways.
One of the difference is that In the movie Scrooge had a dog while In the book It never mentions Scrooge having a dog, the dog appears in the movie allot and play a major role on protecting Scrooge and guarding the house in the movie the dog seems like he just trying to have some fun but when he is with Scrooge he need to be serious. But at the end when Scrooge learns his lesson, the dog was very happy and enjoying his time just like a normal dog. Another difference is that in the movie they sang while in the book the never sang, Well In a book it is very hard to show the reader your singing while in the movie it is easy to show facials expressions and singing. Another difference is that in the book Scrooge said to bob Crachit he will double his salary while in the movie he said that he will raise bob Crachit salary both have totally different meaning.
