What was the first stave in The Christmas Carol?

Answer 1

This the introduction to Scrooge and the key people in is life at the time. It also follows that here we meet Jacob Marley who foretells of Scrooge's demise should he not change his miserly ways

Answer 2

The Stave ends with the leaving of Jacob Marley's ghost and Scrooge looking through the window at scenes of other, earth bound spirits all moaning and wailing because they are now in purgatory. This brings a close to the first of the nights events

Answer 3

The first stave in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is titled "Marley's Ghost." In this stave, the ghost of Jacob Marley visits Scrooge and sets the stage for the supernatural events that will follow on Christmas Eve.