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marley, act ii
a drama based on the novella by charles dickens | drama
scene 1
1 lights. choral music is sung. curtain. scrooge, in bed, sleeping, in spotlight. we cannot yet see the interior of his room. marley, opposite, in spotlight equal to scrooge’s. marley laughs. he tosses his hand in the air and a flame shoots from it, magically, into the air. there is a thunder clap, and then another; a lightning flash, and then another. ghostly music plays under. colors change. marley’s spotlight has gone out and now reappears, with marley in it, standing next to the bed and the sleeping scrooge. marley addresses the audience directly.
2 marley. hear this snoring scrooge! sleeping to escape the nightmare that is his waking day. what shall i bring to him now? i’m afraid nothing would astonish old scrooge now. not after what he’s seen. not a baby boy, not a rhinoceros, nor anything in between
respond
refer to the text to complete the items below.
1. answer the following questions.
a. in scene 3, what does scrooge learn about the cratchit family?
b. analyze why does scrooge care about tiny tim’s fate?
c. make inferences in what ways does this scene suggest that scrooge is changing? explain.
2. answer the following questions.
a. in scene 4, what happens to scrooge’s belongings in christmas future?
b. analyze cause and effect how do scrooge’s observations of his possible future affect him? explain, citing text evidence.

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build insight: analysis
marley, act ii
a drama based on the novella by charles dickens | drama
scene 1
1 lights. choral music is sung. curtain. scrooge, in bed, sleeping, in spotlight. we cannot yet see the interior of his room. marley, opposite, in spotlight equal to scrooge’s. marley laughs. he tosses his hand in the air and a flame shoots from it, magically, into the air. there is a thunder clap, and then another; a lightning flash, and then another. ghostly music plays under. colors change. marley’s spotlight has gone out and now reappears, with marley in it, standing next to the bed and the sleeping scrooge. marley addresses the audience directly.
2 marley. hear this snoring scrooge! sleeping to escape the nightmare that is his waking day. what shall i bring to him now? i’m afraid nothing would astonish old scrooge now. not after what he’s seen. not a baby boy, not a rhinoceros, nor anything in between
respond
refer to the text to complete the items below.
1. answer the following questions.
   a. in scene 3, what does scrooge learn about the cratchit family?
   b. analyze why does scrooge care about tiny tim’s fate?
   c. make inferences in what ways does this scene suggest that scrooge is changing? explain.
2. answer the following questions.
   a. in scene 4, what happens to scrooge’s belongings in christmas future?
   b. analyze cause and effect how do scrooge’s observations of his possible future affect him? explain, citing text evidence.

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# Brief Explanations:
The problem is about analyzing a drama (Marley, Act II, based on Dickens' novella). It involves questions about plot details, character analysis, and inferences about character change. The subfield of Arts related to Literature (since it's analyzing a literary work, specifically a drama adaptation of a novella) is the most applicable. For example, question 1a asks about what Scrooge learns about the Cratchit family (plot detail), 1b about why he cares about Tiny Tim (character analysis), 1c about how the scene suggests Scrooge is changing (character development/inference), and similarly for question 2. These are typical literary analysis tasks, so the subfield is Literature under Arts.
# Answer:
The subfield is Literature (under Arts).

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