Marley retruns as a Ghost to warn Scrooge that he must change his ways or be destined to walk the earth for ever in torment. Marley was allowed onlt to return and do this one good thing and then had to return to his destiny
Jacob Marley is the very first ghost to visit Scrooge early in the production to set the scene for the remaining visitations
The ghost of Scrooge's former business partner, Jacob Marley, visits Scrooge in Stave 1 of "A Christmas Carol." Marley warns Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish and greedy ways.
Marley's ghost appears wrapped in heavy chains and a bandage around his head, which confuses Scrooge. Additionally, Marley's ghost makes unsettling noises and floats through closed doors, further disorienting Scrooge.
In Stave 1 of "A Christmas Carol," the mood shifts from gloomy and somber to eerie and mysterious as Ebenezer Scrooge encounters the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. There is a sense of foreboding and unease as Marley warns Scrooge about his impending fate if he does not change his ways.
Its areas where Scrooge is given warnings of what may happen. This is especially important in Stave 1 when Marley tells Scrooge that his fate thus far was to walk the earth in torment for eternity and in stave 4 when teh Ghost of Chreistmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge the visons of what might be , in this case Scrooges death
Jacob Marley sat on a chair by the fireplace.Stave 1: Marley's Ghost:"Can you -- can you sit down?" asked Scrooge, looking doubtfully at him."I can.""Do it then."Scrooge asked the question, because he didn't know whether a ghost so transparent might find himself in a condition to take a chair; and felt that in the event of its being impossible, it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation. But the ghost sat down on the opposite side of the fireplace, as if he were quite used to it.
Marley appears in the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens as the ghost of Jacob Marley, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge to warn him of his impending fate if he does not change his ways. He appears in Stave 1 of the novella.
This is from the end of stave 1 when Marley fore-tells the visits of the ghosts to Scrooge
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.
Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail solitary as an oyster like a bad lobster in a dark cellar home' like heaven Fezziwig's calves are described as looking "like moons"
That since Marley's death Scrooge has continued on a path of ignorance of the want around suffering that surround him. Marley makes it clear that to continue on this downward spiralling path that Scrooge follows will result in Scrooge's eternal life's being spent walking the earth in torment.
Scrooge lives in what was previously Jacob Marley's home. In the story, there is no specific address given. However, from the descriptions of the area it appears to be off city center near the Corn Exchange.