To change his miserly ways and make man a part of his life's business or walk the earth thereafter in torment
Marley warned Scrooge to change his miserly ways.
Scrooges departed friend and business partner was Jacob Marley. Marley had been allowed back to the world of the living to warn scrooge that the life decision he had made thus far was to end with him suffering the same fate as Marley, everlasting torment. By warning Scrooge to make changes now Marley hoped to help Scrooge avoid this terrible fate
Jacob Marley was the former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol." He appears as a ghost warning Scrooge of his impending fate if he does not change his miserly ways.
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.
Scrooge and Marley. Even after Marley died. Quote from the etext: "Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley. The firm was known as Scrooge and Marley."
Jacob Marley, Scrooge's deceased business partner, was the first ghost to appear before Scrooge. Scrooge was shaken, but not affected too much, dismissing the appearance of Marley as a bad dream or hallucination.
The dead man was Ebenezer Scrooge's former partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge discovered who it was when Marley's ghost appeared to him in chains to deliver a warning about his impending fate if he did not change his ways.
Marley offers Scrooge the hope of redemption by warning him about the consequences of his ways and encouraging him to change his selfish behavior before it's too late. Marley shows Scrooge that there is still time for him to transform his life and avoid a similar fate in the afterlife.
That if he fails to change his miserly ways he would like Marley after his death suffer the torment of walking the earth for eternity.
The Business was sometimes called Scrooge & Scrooge or Scrooge,Scrooge & Marley but it was really called Scrooge & Marley. So Marley was his business partner.
The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. MArley was the very first ghost to arrive to give the warning of Scrooges future
Scrooge was in their counting house (office)