Ebenezer Scrooge
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Ebenezer Scrooge ( / ˌɛbɪˈniːzər ˈskruːdʒ /) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Charles Dickens 's 1843 short novel, A Christmas Carol.
Scrooge, an ageing miser, dislikes Christmas and refuses a dinner invitation from his nephew Fred. He turns away two men seeking a donation to provide food and heating for the poor and only grudgingly allows his overworked, underpaid clerk, Bob Cratchit, Christmas Day off with pay to conform to the social custom.
- Charles Dickens, Michael Slater
- 1843
Scrooge, or A Christmas Carol, 1951. A famous adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Starring Alistair Simm; Produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst; screenplay by Noel Langley....
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Jun 6, 2024 · Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character, the miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843). Despite his transformation at the end of the story, the character is remembered as the embittered miser and not as the reformed sinner, and “Scrooge” has entered the English language as a.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Scrooge is a cold-hearted, miserly, and selfish character who represents the antithesis of the Christmas spirit. He undergoes a transformation from a cruel and greedy man to a charitable and joyful one after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Netflix. 28.5M subscribers. Subscribed. 11K. 953K views 1 year ago. Produced by Timeless Films in association with Axis Studios and directed by Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens' ageless legend...
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A mean-spirited, miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his counting-house on a frigid Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire.
