Who is Belle and why is she important to Scrooge What does she say is the reason she is releasing him from his promise?

Answer 1

Belle was Scrooge's former fiancée whom he lost because of his growing obsession with wealth and greed. Belle releases Scrooge from his promise to marry her because she realizes he is no longer the man she fell in love with, and his love for money has overshadowed everything else in his life. She sees that they are no longer compatible due to his change in character.

Answer 2

In Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, Belle and Scrooge were engaged as a young couple. Later Belle breaks off their engagement because she feels Scrooge's growing greed is changing him. When the ghost of Christmas Past reveals Belle to Scrooge and a grown woman with a family he realizes what he has lost.

Answer 3

In his youth, Scrooge had been engaged to Belle, but she broke off

the engagement, because she felt that Scrooge's growing avidity

for wealth had eaten away the good in him, and that as such

their marriage would be misery.

When the Ghost of Christmas Past shows her to him as a mature woman

with a husband and a sweet, beautiful daughter, he (Scrooge)

fully understands what he has lost.

Answer 4

Scrooge's old fiance. Belle breaks up with Scrooge and he sees it again when he visits the Christmas past.

Answer 5

Scrooge was in love with Belle, who broke up with him when his total focus seemed to change to only being concerned about making money.

Answer 6

Because Belle had released him from his promise and Scrooges vision was on that of money rather than love

Answer 7

Belle was betrothed to Ebenezer until Belle noticed that money had taken his heart and not her

Answer 8

The reference is to Belle. Belle was Scrooges intended and who broke off their engagement because Scrooge had only a golden idle in his heart and not her

Answer 9

Belle is scrooges fiancee who sees scrooges love of money take over and tells scrooge that she releases him from his promise

Answer 10

She was Scrooges girlfriend