In the book 'A Christmas Carol' describe the appearance of Marley's ghost?

Answer 1

Sheets were frequently used to hold the body and cover it. Many burials of the time did not have a coffin that went in the ground, only a shrouded corpse. This was due to the cost. Only the rich actually had a coffin in those times. There were bandages around his head. These were used to keep the jaw closed, as rigor mortis often caused the jaw to open, and made the corpse look like it died screaming. Victorians were very fearful of such things.

Answer 2

Marley's ghost appears as a transparent figure draped in chains, wearing the same clothes he wore in life. His ghostly appearance is unsettling, with a sorrowful and tormented expression on his face. He also carries heavy chains and cash-boxes that represent the burdens he carries in the afterlife.

Answer 3

Marley in his pigtail, usual waistcoat , tights, and boots; the tassels on the latter bristling, like his pigtail, and his coat-skirts, and the hair upon his head. The chain he drew was clasped about his middle. It was long, and wound about him like a tail; and it was made (for Scrooge observed it closely) of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. His body was transparent; so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind.

Answer 4

Dickens aptly describes Marley as;

"Marley wore a pigtail, his usual waistcoat, tights, and boots; the tassels on the latter bristling, like his pigtail, and his coat-skirts, and the hair upon his head. The chain he drew was clasped about his middle. It was long, and wound about him like a tail; and it was made (for Scrooge observed it closely) of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. His body was transparent; so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind.

Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.

No, nor did he believe it even now. Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes; and marked the very texture of the folded kerchief bound about its head and chin, which wrapper he had not observed before; he was still incredulous, and fought against his senses".

Answer 5

Marley is very pale, has chains all over himself.

Answer 6

Marley's ghost warned Scrooge that he would be visited by three ghosts. He also showed him his fate and told Scrooge how his would be much worse.

Answer 7

He is the Ghost of Scrooges dead business partner Jacob Marley

Answer 8

Marley's ghost was Marely.