Marley

Question 1

All Marley Quotes

Answer 1

• “The chain he drew was clasped about his middle” (Stave 1 - Selfishness/Materialism)
• “Dragging a heavy chain” (Stave 4 - Religion)
• “But you were always a good man of business,Jacob”… “Mankind was my business” (Stave 1 - Regret/Redemption)

Question 2

“The chain he drew was clasped about his middle” (Stave 1 - Selfishness/Materialism)

Answer 2

• “clasped about his middle” shows his entire being cannot escape the sempiternal toture
• Marley is a physical and metaphorical representation for how materialism and money being your whole life woll be the main reason for your eternal suffering

Question 3

“Dragging a heavy chain” (Stave 4 - Religion)

Answer 3

• Chain symbolises restriction and entrapment
• Conceit for the restricting and eternal consequences of being parsimonious
• Tiresome past continuous verb dragging exacerbates the eternal punishments he is enduring - eternal suffering in hell

Question 4

“But you were always a good man of business,Jacob”… “Mankind was my business” (Stave 1 - Regret/Redemption)

Answer 4

• Marley deeply regrets his decision to be a misanthropic miser
• Tries to warn Scrooge but he sees his worth and value in the business. The self-centred mindset of Capitalism is shown when he can’t understand why Marley’s suffering