What happens at the beginning of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol that makes you want to read on?

Answer 1

As the mean hardend Scrooge arrives home he is met by his first vison of Marley his old business partner (deceased), from here on the foreshadowing grows as more mysterious things happen within the old mans house . By the end of stave one we have met Marley and heard the what fate has in store for Ebenezer

Answer 2

The first paragraph of A Christmas Carol reads: Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt

whatever about that. The register of his burial was

signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker,

and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And

Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he

chose to put his hand to.

Answer 3

It took 6 weeks to write, it was published on 16th December and sold out of its 6000 copies in 5 days, it was priced 5 shillings (25 uk pence) at the time and was written to highlight the want and suffering of people at the time

Answer 4

The first paragraph of A Christmas Carol reads:

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Answer 5

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Answer 6

At the beginning of "A Christmas Carol," we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted old man who despises Christmas and anyone who celebrates it. His encounter with his deceased business partner's ghost, Marley, sets off a chain of events that will ultimately lead Scrooge on a transformative journey of self-discovery and redemption. Dickens' vivid characterization and engaging writing style make readers curious to see how Scrooge's story will unfold.

Answer 7

The opening of the story sees the signing of the registry recording Marleys death in 1837

Answer 8

Marley was dead