MArley tells Scrooge he will be visited by three ghosts
Marley tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits throughout the night. These spirits are the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. They will each show Scrooge visions to help him reflect on his life and change his ways.
Marley tells Scrooge to expect three more spirits to visit him that night.
At mid night
In total the three Ghosts (plus Marley) visited Scrooge all in one night
Jacob Marley was Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He was the very first ghostly visitor to Scrooge on Christmas Eve to tell Scrooge that he would be visited by three other spirits that night. The opening sentences of the book are "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that."
Scrooge's reference to the anniversary of Marley's death foreshadowed Marley's ghost visiting him later that night. The mention of the anniversary hinted at the ghostly encounters that were about to begin, leading to Scrooge's transformation.
The vision of Jacob Marley's face in the brass door knocker
Jacob Marley's ghost leaves Scrooge's bedroom at one o'clock in the morning.
He flies through an open windows in to the night sky wailing as he does so
Ebenezer Scrooge's partner in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob Marley. He appears as a ghost wearing chains and warns Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish ways.
Marley's face appeared on the door knocker of Scrooge's house, as Scrooge arrived home on the night of Christmas Eve. This haunting image marked the beginning of the supernatural events that transformed Scrooge's life in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
Marley told Scrooge that three spirits would visit him: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. These spirits would help Scrooge see the error of his ways and lead him to redemption.
In Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol," the ghost of Jacob Marley visits his former friend and partner Ebeneezer Scrooge late on Christmas Eve. No year is given, but the novella was published in 1843 and appears to be a more or less contemporary story. The other three spirits were, according to Marley, to have visited Scrooge every night for three successive nights beginning that very evening at midnight. However, after the manifestations have passed, Scrooge discovers to his delight that they concluded their business all on the same evening, so that it is only Christmas morning when the last vision ends.