What is the description of the ghost of Christmas past?

According to Dickens’ novel, the Ghost of Christmas Past appears to Scrooge as a white-robed, androgynous figure of indeterminate age. He had on his head a blazing light, reminiscent of a candle flame. He carried with him a metal cap, made in the shape of a candle extinguisher.

Is the Ghost of Christmas Present Dionysus?

Anyone who has read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, or seen one of its many movie adaptations, will be familiar with the Ghost of Christmas Present. That jolly, singing, ivy-draped and bearded man who hands out drinks that cause ecstasy is a decent depiction of Dionysus on a good day.

Who is the Ghost of Christmas Present meant to be?

Appearing in Stave Three, the Ghost of Christmas Present is presented in the drawing by John Leech as resembling early-Victorian images of Father Christmas, and thus is a personification of the Christmas spirit.

Who is the Spirit of Christmas Present?

The Ghost of Christmas Present is the second of the three spirits (after the visitation by Jacob Marley) that haunted the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in order to prompt him to repent. According to Dickens’ novel, the spirit appears to Scrooge as “a jolly giant” with dark brown curls.

What does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come look like?

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is initially a dark shadow on a wall, but when he comes out of the walls, he looks like the Grim Reaper. Scrooge states to the ghost that he “fears him more than any specter he has seen”. Unlike the other two ghosts, this one doesn’t speak.

Who does the Ghost of Christmas Present say Ignorance and Want belong to they are?

When Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Present, he is shocked when two wild and ragged children tumble out from the giant’s robes. He thinks they must belong to the giant, but he tells Scrooge that they are Man’s. He tells him the boy is called Ignorance and the girl Want.