In Israel Horovitz's stage production of “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,” the characters' spirits develop on an adventurous journey. The setting is Christmas Eve and a poor man works diligently while the owner, Ebenezer Scrooge, refuses to give him Christmas Day off. Later that night at Scrooge's house, his old dead business partner, Marley, visits him and tells him to change his ways and that three ghosts will come to haunt him: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Future. They all show him scenes where Scrooge realizes his guilt and ultimately makes Christmas a better time for everyone who originally affected him. Scrooge transforms from a cold-hearted miser to a cheerful, kind-hearted person by realizing his guilt. Ebeneezer is cruel at first and does not give to the needy. Whenever Christmas is simply mentioned, Scrooge simply states: “Bah! Nonsense!" (667). It is simply his fault that he chose to live alone and be unhappy. The first thing he says that Scrooge is a miser is when his nephew comes to invite him on Christmas Day. He refuses to say: “I would rather see myself dead than see me with your family” (669). Then men come asking for donations for the poor. Later, he asks if the prisons and workhouses are full, and he refuses to give anything. on Christmas Eve, three spirits sent by Marley attempt to change Scrooge's ways. The first ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, shows him how unhappy he was as a child and how he has become a grumpy old man 'is today that his lost love has left him for him, loving money more than loving her. ....c Scrooge realized that he needed to have a good spirit and be happy to stay alive. He then attempted to convince Future that he will change by yelling, "Assure me I can still change these shadows you showed me with an altered life!" (720). Scrooge transforms from a cold-hearted miser to a cheerful, kind-hearted person by realizing his guilt. The three spirits changed Scrooge's perspective by showing him things he would never have noticed on his own. Scrooge understands that you only live life once and that you should treat people the way you would like to be treated. Through this experience Scrooge is definitely a better and much more generous person than he ever could have been. The lesson learned from Scrooge must be taught to cruel entrepreneurs or even people around the world today. They need to learn that you can change if you try, that you realize the little things and show mercy.