He regrets breaking up with her in the past - just seeing the break-up makes him feel that he's being tortured.
He sees the family he could have had - it could have been he who was the father of these children and the husband of Belle.
"... and when he thought that such another creature, quite as graceful and as full of promise, might have called him father, and been a spring-time in the haggard winter of his life, his sight grew very dim indeed."
Here he cries just from the thought of what could have been.
Belle
In A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge his young self with his then fiance, Belle. Because the young Scrooge seems to have replaced his love for Belle with the love of money, she breaks off the relationship.
Belle was Scrooge's girlfriend when he was young.Belle....he also had Matilda
Scrooge's true love's name in "A Christmas Carol" is Belle. She is a character from his past whom he loved deeply but lost due to his growing obsession with wealth and selfishness. Belle plays a significant role in shaping Scrooge's character and choices throughout the story.
Scrooge would regret marrying Belle because he prioritized accumulating wealth over their relationship, causing him to neglect her emotionally. Belle recognized that love and happiness were more important to her than material possessions, leading her to leave Scrooge. This regret serves as a catalyst for Scrooge's transformation in "A Christmas Carol."
The Ghost of Christmas Past, Young Scrooge, Fan, Dick Wilks, Fezziwig, Belle
In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge does not get back together with Alice because Alice is a character from a different novel, "The Old Curiosity Shop." In "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge's love interest is Belle, who breaks off their engagement due to Scrooge's growing obsession with wealth. Ultimately, Scrooge does not rekindle his relationship with Belle, but he does undergo a transformation and becomes a more compassionate and generous person.
He is never named but simply referred to as "The owner of one scant young nose, gnawed and mumbled by the hungry cold as bones are gnawed by dogs, stooped down at Scrooge's keyhole to regale him with a Christmas carol"
When Ebeneezer Scrooge was young he was in love with a girl named Belle; but she left him because of his obsession for money.
The character Scrooge appears in the novella "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Scrooge is a central character in the story, evolving from a miserly and selfish man to a generous and kind-hearted individual over the course of the narrative.
The first name of Scrooge from the novel "A Christmas Carol" is Ebenezer.
Scrooge does not have any cousins in A Christmas Carol, he has a nephew.