Ebenezer Scrooge

E183569
fictional character literary character protagonist

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, cold-hearted businessman who undergoes a profound moral transformation after being visited by three Christmas spirits in Charles Dickens's classic novella "A Christmas Carol."

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Label Occurrences
Ebenezer Scrooge canonical 14
Scrooge 7
Ebenezer Scrooge (young to old) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn A Christmas Carol (novella) ⓘ
surface form: A Christmas Carol

film adaptations of A Christmas Carol ⓘ
stage adaptations of A Christmas Carol ⓘ
television adaptations of A Christmas Carol ⓘ
associatedWith Tiny Tim ⓘ
characterTrait cold-hearted ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
miserly ⓘ
selfish ⓘ
creator Charles Dickens ⓘ
culturalRole archetype of the miser ⓘ
employerOf Bob Cratchit ⓘ
famousFor catchphrase "Bah! Humbug!" ⓘ
firstAppearance A Christmas Carol (novella) ⓘ
surface form: A Christmas Carol
firstPublicationYear 1843 ⓘ
genre Christmas fiction ⓘ
novella ⓘ
hasAdaptationIn animation ⓘ
film ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
hasChangeOfHeartAbout Christmas ⓘ
charity ⓘ
family ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian literature ⓘ
moralLessonAssociatedWith compassion for the poor ⓘ
importance of generosity ⓘ
possibility of personal change ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
moneylender ⓘ
relative Fred ⓘ
religiousContext Christmas ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
symbolizes greed ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
undergoes moral transformation ⓘ
redemption arc ⓘ
visitedBy Ghost of Christmas Past ⓘ
Ghost of Christmas Present ⓘ
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ⓘ
Goofy as Jacob Marley ⓘ
surface form: Jacob Marley
workSetting Victorian London ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A Christmas Carol → mainCharacter → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
subject surface form: A Christmas Carol (2009 film)
Albert Finney → notableWork → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
George C. Scott → characterPortrayed → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
A Christmas Carol (novella) → mainCharacter → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
subject surface form: A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (novella) → character → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
subject surface form: A Christmas Carol
Jim Carrey as Ghost of Christmas Past → guidesCharacter → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Jim Carrey as Ghost of Christmas Past → otherCharactersPortrayedBySameActor → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ebenezer Scrooge (young to old)
Scrooge (1951 film screenplay) → title → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
Scrooge (1951 film screenplay) → narrativeFocus → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Scrooge (1951 film screenplay) → protagonist → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Edith Evans → notableWork → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
Finney → notableWork → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
subject surface form: Albert Finney
this entity surface form: Scrooge
A Christmas Carol (1984 film) → portraysCharacter → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Violent Night → featuresCharacter → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
Ebenezer → hasNotableBearer → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Ebenezer → notableBearerField → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ebenezer Scrooge – fictional literature
Peter Bull → notableWork → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
Reginald Owen → notableRole → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Scrooge McDuck → basedOn → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Scrooge McDuck → inspiredBy → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
Scrooge McDuck → givenName → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scrooge
Frank Cross → basedOn → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ
A Christmas Carol (1999 film) → character → Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ