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Marley was as "dead as a door nail". Here is a quote from the book: "Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. "
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoSome of the first words of A Christmas Carol are 'Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.' Dickens goes on to speculate about the idiom "dead as a door-nail," and continues to use it to impress us with Marley's undoubted condition. There is no doubt about that.
Jacob Marley had been dead for seven years when he appeared to Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
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∙ 12y agoyes, because he said that marley was a ghost
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∙ 14y agovery dead. he was dead for seven years.
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∙ 10y agoDead as a doornail.
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∙ 9y ago7 years
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Marley's first name in A Christmas Carol?
His real name is Jacob Marley. Jacob Marley was Scrooge's old business partner until he died a dreadful death. He helps Scrooge realize that he shouldn't be greedy anymore.Jacob Marley was Scrooges only friend abut long time business partner who had died 7 years before he comes to warn Scrooge about his future
Which ghost in Christmas carol waesr a long chain of cash boxes?
Jacob Marley
What Disney character portrayed Jacob Marley in Mickey's Christmas Carol?
Goofy portrays Jacob Marley in Mickey's Christmas Carol, he comes to tell Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) that three spirits will visit him soon, Goofy has a ghost-like appearance and is in long chains.
Why was Scrooge startled when he looked at his door knocker on Christmas Eve?
Scrooge was startled because the door knocker appeared to transform into the face of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who was now a ghost. This supernatural occurrence set the stage for the visitation of the three spirits on Christmas Eve in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
Will Bob Marley ever stop selling his hit long after he is dead?
no he needs the money
Who was Jacob in the Christmas carol?
Jacob Marley is a central character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He was Ebenezer Scrooge's former business partner who visits him as a ghost to warn him about his miserly ways and impending doom if he does not change his behavior.
What is the relationship between scrooge and Marley?
Scrooge and Marley were business partners in the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Marley is now deceased but appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about the consequences of his greedy and selfish ways. Scrooge ultimately learns from Marley's visit and changes his behavior.
How long is the film Marley and Me?
Its Marley and Me And too long
How were Scrooge and Jacob Marley similar?
They were both greedy business partners that cared mainly about themselves and their fortune and not about anyone else. A key difference is that during his lifetime, Marley never felt remorse for his ways, and his posthumous visit to Scrooge was intended to make Scrooge see his errors.
How long has Jacob hoggard been married?
i wish i knew
How long has C.S. Lewis been dead?
he has been dead for 58 year
How long has Paricution been dead?
its not dead moron its doormat
