He was the business partner of Scrooge
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The dead business man in "A Christmas Carol" was nicknamed "Old Scratch."
Scrooge's dead business partner in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob Marley. He appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about his fate if he does not change his ways.
Jacob Marley was Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He was the very first ghostly visitor to Scrooge on Christmas Eve to tell Scrooge that he would be visited by three other spirits that night. The opening sentences of the book are "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that."
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Deceased
Marley's first name in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob. He is the business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge, who appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge of his impending fate if he does not change his ways.
The face of Jacob Marley appears in Scrooge's door knocker in "A Christmas Carol." Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, serves as a warning to Scrooge about the consequences of his life choices.
Ebenezer Scrooge's deceased business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was Jacob Marley. Jacob Marley appears as a ghost to warn Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish ways.
Goofy portrays Jacob Marley in Mickey's Christmas Carol, he comes to tell Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) that three spirits will visit him soon, Goofy has a ghost-like appearance and is in long chains.
Marley represents lost hope, the final unused chance for personal redemption, and the wages of overweaning greed. Because he didn't repent of his greed in his lifetime, Marley was damned to spend eternity dragging around chains and money boxes.
Jacob Marley