What is the significance of the Laocoon reference in A Christmas Carol?

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Nikola Obreshkov · Answer 1 · 2021-09-06T06:48:31+0000

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(1) 'cried Scrooge' - the verb 'cried' is lively and shows that Scrooge is excited. (2) 'making a perfect Laocoön of himself' - Dickens is referring to a famous statue of a man in agony. He means that Scrooge is struggling with his stockings.

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