Marley Flashcards
How is Marley related to Scrooge
Marley was Scrooge’s most key business partner
What is a key quote from the start of the book about Marley?
‘Marley was as dead as a doorknob’
Does Scrooge value Marley
Marley is one of the only people that Scrooge believes and values his opinions.
What kind of relationship do Scrooge and Marley have?
It seems only to be ex-business partners but it turns out that they were more like mates
What are the connotations of Jacob in Jacob Marley?
The Jacobus was a coin minted a while ago but was very rare - connoting money and gold.
What are the connotations of ‘Marl’ in Marley?
Marl references the archaic word for ‘earth’ or ‘soil’ suggesting graves or cemeteries
What else can the name ‘Jacob’ suggest?
Jacob could also be a reference to a person in the bible, he was a businessman who dreamed of heaven.
How could Scrooge not become such a laboured ghost according to Marley’s ghost?
Marley says that Scrooge must change his ways
What does Marley’s ghost say just before he leaves?
Marley’s ghost says, ‘There will be 3 ghosts coming to visit you soon,’
What does Marley think that he used to work in instead of business
He says that people were his business not money, which is partially true because he used to be a money lender to the poor however he used to overcharge them.
