Jacob Marley was Scrooges friend and business partner
Marley warned Scrooge to change his miserly ways.
Scrooge replaced Marley's name with his own on the business sign after Marley's passing.
They were friends and business partners.
Marley warns Scrooge thatt he(Scrooge ) is following the same downward path as he had and in doing so was making a chain of punishement for himself that was to be 7 times larger than Marleys
Scrooge never painted over Marley's name because Marley was his former business partner and Scrooge respected their shared history despite Marley being dead. It served as a reminder of their past together and possibly influenced Scrooge's future behavior.
He's scared at frst and doesn't belive that Marley's ghost is real. But then he starts to believe by some of the things that Marley says and does.
Having delivered his warning to Scrooge, Marley leaves through the window of Scrooges bedroom in to the night. This is the end of Stave one
Marley's purpose in the story "A Christmas Carol" was to warn Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish and greedy ways. Through Marley's haunting, Scrooge is given a chance to change his life before it's too late, thus serving as a catalyst for Scrooge's redemption and transformation.
Marley appeared to Scrooge in several places, but all were at his house. The first glimpse Scrooge gets is in the doorknocker, and then in several places in his room, and finally Marley appears in full body, floating through the locked door to talk to him.
Scrooge and Marley were business partners in the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Marley is now deceased but appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about the consequences of his greedy and selfish ways. Scrooge ultimately learns from Marley's visit and changes his behavior.
Marley's ghost predicts that if Ebenezer Scrooge does not change his ways, he will end up like Marley - carrying the heavy chains of greed and regret for eternity. Marley warns Scrooge that he still has a chance to avoid his fate by embracing generosity and compassion towards others.
a ghostly vision of Jacob Marley