To warn him that his hard-hearted life and attitude will bring eternal torment should he not change.
Scrooge and Marley. Even after Marley died. Quote from the etext: "Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley. The firm was known as Scrooge and Marley."
In Stave One of "A Christmas Carol," the major event is the visitation of Marley's ghost to Ebenezer Scrooge. Marley's ghost warns Scrooge about his greedy ways and foretells the arrival of three other spirits who will help to change his ways.
In the book " A Christmas Carol " scrooge sees the face of his old friend named Marley. I am not sure if this will help but I do recall that Marley has chains.
His old partner, Jacob Marley.
The ghost with chains in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob Marley, who appears to Ebenezer Scrooge as a tormented spirit wearing heavy chains. Marley's ghost serves as a warning to Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish and greedy ways.
They were 3 ghosts , The Ghost of Christmas, Past, Present and Yet to Come. There was another Scrooges old Business partner Jacob Marley
Marley's ghost appears to warn Scrooge about his miserly ways and to offer him a chance at redemption. Marley's spirit serves as a messenger to help Scrooge see the consequences of his actions and the opportunity to change his fate.
Marley was Scrooge's business partner in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. They were close friends and business partners. Marley's ghost appears to warn Scrooge of the consequences of his greedy and unkind ways.
Jacob Marley, Ebeneezer Scrooge's old partner was the first visitor on Christmas Eve. He came to tell Scrooge how after his death, he was doomed to haunt the earth while carrying the weight of many chains because he was greedy while on earth. He warns Scrooge that his fate will be even worse unless he changes. Marley also warns Scrooge that he will be visited by three ghosts that night-the Ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future.
In "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge is visited by four spirits over the course of a single night. The spirits include Marley's ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
He actually took over Marley's old home for himself
In the original script of the story the apparition or Marley could not be fully recognised. Seven years had passed since Scrooge had seen his old partner and in the gloom of the room and the dark shadowy figure that presented its elf Scrooge was to to "Ask Who I Once Was" so that Marley could correctly tell him it was his partner in like