He's not the antagonist! He did bad things in the past but now he feels bad about it and wants to save Scrooge from meeting the same fate. He is a good guy because he's helping the main character.
Marley died 7 years ago, on Christmas Eve.Seven years prior to the beginning of the Christmas Carol
what clues did Marley give about his personality as a living person in the Christmas carol
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Marley was dead: to begin with. there is no doubt whatever about that. The register..................
In Charles Dickens' book "A Christmas Carol", it is not stated just how Scrooge's business partner, Jacob Marley died. All that is known is that he died seven years prior to the events of the story.
The dead business man in "A Christmas Carol" was nicknamed "Old Scratch."
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A Christmas Carol
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens begins with the line "Marley was dead, to begin with." This classic novella follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge after he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, on Christmas Eve.
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Jacob Marley serves as a supernatural warning to Scrooge, making him more of a catalyst for change in "A Christmas Carol" rather than a traditional protagonist or antagonist. He is not directly involved in the conflict between Scrooge and the other characters. He acts as a guide to help Scrooge see the error of his ways.
Scrooge's dead business partner in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob Marley. He appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about his fate if he does not change his ways.