IN Stave one he is in shock to see what he though was Marleys face appear on the brass door knocker. This was the starting point for what was to come. In the stave 5 Scrooge checks the knocker does not change meaning Marley was not coming back to haunt him
On the door knocker of the front door
It was the first apparition of Jacob Marley
The ghostly image of Marley appears
In "A Christmas Carol," Marley's face is described as being ghostly and pale, with a handkerchief tied around his head and his lower jaw hanging open on one side. It appears twisted and distorted due to the suffering he endured in the afterlife.
Marley's face appeared on the door knocker of Scrooge's house, as Scrooge arrived home on the night of Christmas Eve. This haunting image marked the beginning of the supernatural events that transformed Scrooge's life in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
When Scrooge arrived home on Christmas even from the local Inn where he always ate after his work the brass door knocker took on the resemblance of his departed friend and business partner Jacob Marley
Scrooge saw the first image of Marley's ghost in the knocker on his door, which transformed into Marley's face. This haunting image set the tone for the visitation that would follow and filled Scrooge with fear and dread.
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.
The vision of Jacob Marley's face in the brass door knocker
As Scrooge reaches his house, he encounters the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who is bound in chains and warns Scrooge of the consequences of his miserly ways. This encounter sets the stage for the transformative journey that Scrooge will embark upon throughout "A Christmas Carol".
Scrooge was startled because the door knocker appeared to transform into the face of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who was now a ghost. This supernatural occurrence set the stage for the visitation of the three spirits on Christmas Eve in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
In the book " A Christmas Carol " scrooge sees the face of his old friend named Marley. I am not sure if this will help but I do recall that Marley has chains.