This is from the ghost of Christmas yet to comes visit. People all around him are talking about a death. He sees visions of this band cannot work out but clearly suspects the death is his own. He is final taken to the grave yard where the ghost shows him a headstone bearing his name. Finally he has confirmation of potential lonely death.
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Scrooge's repeated questions in "A Christmas Carol" serve to emphasize his disbelief and shock as he witnesses the events unfolding before him. By asking the same questions multiple times, Dickens conveys Scrooge's transformation from a skeptical and cynical character to one who is genuinely seeking understanding and redemption.
Its darkens the scenario. by making it more threatening as Scrooges anxiety rises