It is Christmas Eve 1843 and Jacob Marley who was Scrooges only friend and business partner has been death 7 years that very night. Marley Returns as a ghost to warn Scrooge that his life is likely to end and because of the way he lived that life he may walk the earth for eternity never finding peace.
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The four ghosts in The Christmas Carol are Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Jacob Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Future.
There are four main ghosts in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol": Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Ghost of Marley, ghost of Christmas past, ghost of Christmas present, ghost of Christmas future
A Christmas Carol
He is visited by the ghost of Christmas Past.
Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
scrooge is visited by the ghost of Christmas past.
Jacob Marley was the first ghost - he was formerly Scrooge's business partner, then The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.
The very first ghost is Jacob Marley
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.