Ebenezer Scrooge

 is a character in the movie Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. He is voiced by Luke Evans.

Ebenezer Scrooge is based on the character of the same name in Charles Dickens' story A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer has appeared in other adaptations, such as in Disney as a duck named Scrooge McDuck, in The Muppets and in Ghostbusters.

Biography
Ebenezer Scrooge is an unsympathetic, cold-hearted old man. He is a moneylender who insists on collecting his debts on time, regardless of the circumstances.

Ebenezer despises Christmas. His sister, Jen, died giving birth to Harry Huffam on Christmas. He resents Harry and refuses his invitation to join him on Christmas every year.

When Ebenezer Scrooge was young, he worked as an apprentice at Mr. Fezziwig's warehouse. Ebenezer ended up working as a private banker with Jacob Marley because it offered more job security.

When he is visited by a host of spirits, Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past and the Ghost of Christmas Present, on Christmas Eve, he revisits his traumatic past and sees how his actions hurt others. He is warned of the bleak future that lies ahead if he doesn't alter his mean-spirited ways. Scrooge must decide whether he wants to continue down his path of greed or change his selfish ways.

Throughout Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
On Christmas Eve in 1843, a happy man, Harry Huffam, encounters his elderly uncle Ebenezer Scrooge and his dog Prudence. However, Scrooge dislikes the holiday season. He refuses to give to charity and penalizes a toy store owner for being late on a debt payment. He also turns down Harry's invitation to Christmas dinner. His assistant, Bob Cratchit, wishes to be given Christmas Day off work. However, Scrooge does not approve and withholds his pay. Bob is underpaid by Scrooge and their family live in poverty. His son, Tiny Tim, is seriously ill, and they cannot afford his medical treatment.

That night, he has a terrifying visitation from Jacob Marley, the ghost of his former mentor, who taught him to be merciless. He is the first spirit to pay him a visit to warn him about what lies ahead. He forewarns Scrooge of the punishment he will endure in the afterlife if he doesn't alter his mean-spirited ways and implores Scrooge to turn away from his heartless pursuit of wealth.

Additionally, Marley's ghost warns Scrooge to prepare for three more appearances from three ferocious ghosts: the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

The first visit from The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge on a tour of his past. She shows Scrooge several episodes from Christmases in his younger days. In these scenes, Scrooge's former fiancée, Isabel Fezziwig, is shown. She finds it hard to accept that Scrooge collects debts, and hopes he can change and focus on building their life together. Past reminds Scrooge of the painful members that shaped him into the man he is today, and implores him to learn from his mistakes.

The second visit from The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge how his actions hurt other people. He takes Scrooge on a tour of various Christmases from the present, showing him the celebrations of his family and acquaintances.

The third visit from The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to Come shows Scrooge shows a glimpse of the bleak future that lies ahead. Scrooge sees a future where Tom Jenkins, a man who Scrooge made pay large debts, celebrates his death. He also learns that Bob's son, Tiny Tim, has died, and their family is devastated. Barely anyone attends his funeral and Scrooge is given an example of what Hell is like, which is where he will go after death for eternity if he does not change his ways. Scrooge vows to change for the better if it means that Tim will live on.

Personality
Scrooge is greedy,unsympathetic,selfish and insensitive to other people but when he was young he was kind and loved his fiancée Isabel until greed led him to care only about the money he earned.

During the film it is shown that Scrooge still has feelings for others,as when he deducts his employee Bob's wages but then sees him with his children and one of them starts coughing making feel empathy for him.

After the visit of the three ghosts of Christmas, he changes completely, becoming the Scrooge of before, being sensitive and benevolent with the rest of the people.

Physical appearance
Scrooge is a tall, slender 60-70 years old elderly man. He has fair skin, blue eyes, short grey hair (originally brown when he was younger) and sideburns, thick eyebrows, and an aquiline nose, including a slightly flushed face.

At the beginning of the film he wears a long black coat with a black top hat and cane, underneath he has a short black coat with a long-sleeved stand-up collared shirt, white scarf and brown waistcoat, to finish he wears black pants and shoes.

His sleeping clothes are just a long green dressing gown with gold details, a white shirt and a green sleeping cap.

In the last minutes of the film, Scrooge wears a long-sleeved shirt with a stand-up collar, a blue scarf and a dark green waistcoat with details, for finally a short coat and dark blue pants.

As a young boy, he wears a white long-sleeved shirt with buttons and a green dual-flap tie, a green coat, pants and cap, long light green knitted socks, and brown boots.

As a young adult, he has less pronounced sideburns and his primary clothing is the same as the main one but with colour changes in his scarf which is dark green and his green weistcoat.

Appearances

 * Scrooge: A Christmas Carol