I wear the chain I forged in life,'' replied the Ghost. ``I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. ''
On the door knocker of the front door
A toothpick. Scrooge challenged Marley's Ghost with the thought that swallowing the toothpick would make the ghost disappear. When Marley shrieked in response, Scrooge finally came around to believing Marley was there.
Chains dragging.
He thought he was going crazy at first so he didn't believe in it at first.
Marley's ghost predicts that if Ebenezer Scrooge does not change his ways, he will end up like Marley - carrying the heavy chains of greed and regret for eternity. Marley warns Scrooge that he still has a chance to avoid his fate by embracing generosity and compassion towards others.
He's scared at frst and doesn't belive that Marley's ghost is real. But then he starts to believe by some of the things that Marley says and does.
To warn Scrooge that unless he changes his ways and seeks to make amends to mankind for his previous miserly living then Scrooge was destined to walk the earth in eternal torment
The ghost with chains in "A Christmas Carol" is Jacob Marley, who appears to Ebenezer Scrooge as a tormented spirit wearing heavy chains. Marley's ghost serves as a warning to Scrooge about the consequences of his selfish and greedy ways.
Jacob Marley, the chains represented the sins of his life
Jacob Marley's ghost leaves Scrooge's bedroom at one o'clock in the morning.
The first ghost to appear to Scrooge is the Ghost of Christmas Past. This spirit takes Scrooge on a journey through his childhood and past Christmases to help him reflect on his life choices and actions.
In Stave One of "A Christmas Carol," the major event is the visitation of Marley's ghost to Ebenezer Scrooge. Marley's ghost warns Scrooge about his greedy ways and foretells the arrival of three other spirits who will help to change his ways.