JACOB MARLEY
MARLEY'S GHOST
Jacob Marley, known in his spectral form as Marley's Ghost, is a central character whose apparition plays a significant role in the narrative. Marley's Ghost is the supernatural manifestation of Jacob Marley, returning from the afterlife to deliver an important warning to Ebenezer Scrooge. As the ghostly version of Marley, he embodies the consequences of a life spent in selfishness and greed, serving as a cautionary figure for Scrooge. Marley's Ghost appears to Scrooge to urge him to change his ways, representing both the lingering presence of Marley’s past actions and his desire to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate. Thus, Marley's Ghost is both the spectral form and the afterlife manifestation of Jacob Marley, whose purpose is to guide Scrooge toward redemption.