Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly business partner, ...

The ghost who has entered Scrooge’s bed chamber is undoubtedly Jacob Marley. Scrooge asks what the spirit wants with him; ‘a lot’ is the reply. Scrooge tries to maintain that Marley is just ...