STAVE IV RISING ACTION/CLIMAX SCENES

RISING ACTION SCENES

Scrooge meets Future, who does not

speak (Grimm Reaper/Death).

RISING ACTION SCENES

Scrooge is taken to overhear a

conversation between a few of his

business associates – these men talk

casually about the death and funeral of

a man (Scrooge). Observing, Scrooge

does not recognize that they speak of

him.

RISING ACTION SCENES

Scrooge is then led to another

conversation in which the passing of a

man is briefly mentioned then quickly

dismissed as a topic to be replaced by

talk of the weather.

RISING ACTION SCENES

Future takes Scrooge to a “seedy/sleazy” part of

town into Old Joe’s pawn shop. Mrs. Dilber,

Scrooge’s laundress, charwoman, and undertaker.

They are talking of how they stole his belongings

and are now looking to pawn them. Still, Scrooge

is not aware that he is the deceased.

RISING ACTION SCENES

Scrooge is taken to the room where

the corpse lies alone and in jeopardy of

being torn to shreds by rodents. Still,

the reader is not sure that Scrooge

understands this is his destiny.

RISING ACTION SCENES

Future takes Scrooge to see someone who feels

emotion at the dead man’s passing. A new character,

Caroline, and her children are waiting for her

husband to return from Scrooge’s counting house.

The are “relieved” to learn of his death because they

were unable to make payment on their loan. They

are ashamed, but unable to help themselves.

RISING ACTION SCENES

Scrooge then asks to see tenderness

connected with a death. He is taken to

the Cratchit home where they mourn

Tiny Tim’s death.

CLIMAX SCENE

Future takes Scrooge to the

graveyard where Scrooge sees his

name on the gravestone. He realizes his

fate, and he begs to know that he can

change his fate.