Jacob marley

• What is Jacob Marley's role in A Christmas Carol?

  To warn Scrooge about his fate
• What does Marley warn Scrooge about?

  Endless wandering torment in purgatory
• How does Marley serve to highlight remorse and redemption?

  By showing the consequences of his actions
• In which Stave does Marley appear?

  Stave 1
• How is Marley presented in terms of sympathy?

  He is unsympathetic and self-causing suffering
• What does Marley acknowledge about his suffering?

  He wears the chain he forged in life
• What is the reason for Marley's restlessness?

  His obsession with material gains in life
• What does Marley express remorse for?

  His materialism and self-centeredness
• What does Dickens use Marley’s ghost to symbolize?

  A warning against greed and avarice
• What must Scrooge do according to Marley?

  Change his ways for himself
• What language technique does Marley use to command Scrooge?

  Imperatives in his speech
• How does Marley’s use of asyndetons affect his dialogue?

  It increases the sense of pace and urgency
• What biblical allusion does Marley reference?

  The Star that led the Wise Men
• What do Marley’s chains symbolize?

  The weight of his choices and greed
• How does Marley reflect Christian beliefs?

  He symbolizes fear of purgatory and sin
• What does Marley’s regret imply about his chains?

  He may wear them willingly due to sin