A Christmas Carol

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Across
  1. 1. Moral and spiritual act of letting go of resentment; what Scrooge seeks from others and himself
  2. 2. Supernatural visitor sent to teach Scrooge a lesson
  3. 4. Central theme of the novella; Scrooge’s moral salvation
  4. 6. Adjective describing Scrooge once he starts to give and care
  5. 8. Loyal clerk who works for Scrooge and embodies kindness despite hardship
  6. 10. Innocent child whose possible death shocks Scrooge into changing
  7. 11. Season Scrooge promises to “honour in [his] heart” after his transformation
  8. 13. — Miserly protagonist who needs redemption
  9. 17. Positive emotion Scrooge feels genuinely on Christmas morning
  10. 18. How Scrooge can be described by the end: completely changed
  11. 19. Adjective describing Scrooge’s attitude to money at the start
Down
  1. 1. Time period represented by the final, silent Ghost who shows Scrooge his possible fate
  2. 3. Non-physical presence, often associated with the Ghosts and moral guidance
  3. 5. Condition of many in Victorian London which Dickens criticises through the Cratchits
  4. 7. Time period that forces Scrooge to confront his lost opportunities and younger self
  5. 9. Deep concern for the suffering of others, shown by the Cratchits and later by Scrooge
  6. 12. One of the two symbolic children; represents lack of education and understanding
  7. 14. Christian virtue Scrooge rejects at first but learns to embrace
  8. 15. — Dead business partner who appears weighed down by chains
  9. 16. Joyful employer whose party contrasts Scrooge’s coldness