When Scrooge awakes he is feeling confused. The clock has struck 12, but it was past two when he went to bed. Perhaps he has slept right through the following day…? Then the clock strikes one ...

Charles Dickens, in the most famous of his 19th-century morality tales, introduced us to the “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner” Ebenezer Scrooge.

Discuss why Dickens wanted to create such a vivid picture for us and for Scrooge. Talk about the character of Mr Fezziwig. Use role on the wall to list facts and feelings about Mr Fezziwig.