The most ominous of all the spirits, he is a robed, silent figure and Scrooge fears his message most of all. The spirit points his bony hand towards the visions he has in store, and eventually leads Scrooge to his own lonely grave stone, a prediction of his fate if his lifestyle remains the same. This spirit seals the moral lesson of the story.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Quotes in A Christmas Carol
The A Christmas Carol quotes below are all either spoken by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come or refer to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Stave 4
Quotes
The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery.
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Ebenezer Scrooge, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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'Ghost of the Future!' he exclaimed, 'I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak to me?'
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Ebenezer Scrooge (speaker), The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Character Timeline in A Christmas Carol
The timeline below shows where the character The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears in A Christmas Carol. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Stave 3
...miserable animals, so sick and shriveled that they look old instead of young. Scrooge asks the spirit if they are his. The spirit replies that they are Man’s. They represent Ignorance and...
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Stave 4
The last ghost approaches, but is shrouded in a black garment so that all Scrooge can see of...
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Scrooge follows the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and suddenly they are in the midst of a street, busy with trade. Scrooge stops...
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Scrooge looks questioningly to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come , but it just moves on to another group. Scrooge recognizes these men. This time...
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Scrooge realizes the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is looking at him again, and feels a new surge of terror. The ghost leads...
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...dim light, there is a bed and on top, a body, covered in a sheet. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come points ominously towards the head but Scrooge finds he can't make himself remove the cloth....
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Scrooge assures the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come that he is aware of the lesson he is being taught and begs to leave,...
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...to dim even slightly the terrible image of the body lying alone in that house. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes him to Bob Cratchit’s house, where the Cratchits are unusually silent, waiting for Bob...
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Scrooge can tell that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is about to leave him. He wants to know finally who the dead man is....
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come keeps pointing, now it is clear that he is directing Scrooge to one grave in...
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Stave 5
...home, and he enjoys an evening that is just as wonderful as it was in the spirit ’s vision.
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