Bob marley of the many genres of music, reggae is one that displays a positive message to its listeners. Jacob marley regrets not doing all the things he could have in life, but scrooge is yet to realise why he needs to change. When scrooge is going to open his front door, he sees the face of marley s ghost in the door knocker. Inside he takes on his night dress, eats his supper, and falls asleep at the table. In a christmas carol, what is the warning that marley gives scrooge. I wear the chains i forged in life, laments the ghost of jacob marley in charles dickens a christmas carol. What four things did marleys ghost say was his business. Marley drags an enormous chain because he did not help others while he was alive. It was not in impenetrable shadow as the other objects in the yard were, but had a dismal light about it, like a bad lobster in a dark cellar. To introduce the character of scrooge to the audience. Marley has been dead these seven years, scrooge replied.
The setting is christmas eve and a poor man is working diligently while the owner, ebenezer scrooge, refuses to let him have christmas day off. A prominent artist who clearly expressed this was robert nesta marley, more commonly known as bob marley. I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will i wore it. A characteristic of scooge in charles dickens novel a. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. This is a short video of the scene between scrooge and marley, performed by philip shaun mcguinness marley and darren partington scrooge. The central character is a greedy businessman, ebenezer scrooge, who hates christmas. Jacob marley 8 march 1783 24 december, 1836 is a fictional character who appears in the charles dickens novel, a christmas carol. He is ebenezer scrooges deceased business partner, having died on. The many ghosts of a christmas carol marley horror. He began with a christmas carol, he added, because its story of scrooge, jacob marley and the three spirits is shorter and simpler in structure than the complex novels he hopes to take on. It was not angry or ferocious, but looked at scrooge as marley used to look as scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again. Marley s speech from a christmas carol and a bit of marley s speech.
He must allow himself to be vistited hounted by threespirits during the visit from the ghost of christmas past in act i, scene 5, what do we learn about scrooge as a boy. The ghost of christmas present, obvviously had the biggest impact on scrooge. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. A christmas carol marleys ghost pays scrooge a visit. What is the purpose of marleys speech at the beginning of. This is not up for my loyal comedy subscribers but you. Marley is an example of prosopopoeia dead that can talk to the living so for him to come and see scrooge, firstly, he is clearly not restful in his afterlife as he carrys. Later on that evening, scrooge receives a chilling visitation from the ghost of his dead partner, jacob marley. He will also have to make his chains and wear them while he is a ghost.
The change in scrooge is a direct result of the impact of four ghosts upon him, the spirit of his departed colleague jacob marley and the spirits of christmas past, present, and future. Marley s appearance warns scrooge of his potential fate. Marley came to bring enlightenment to scrooge surrounding his misanthropy and an almost juxtaposing sense of hope that its not too late for him to escape marleys fate. Marleys speech from a christmas carol and a bit of marleys speech. A christmas carol marley has always been haunting scrooge ever since he died. In charles dickens a christmas carol, jacob marley says that his chains are forged out of life, meaning that all of the bad things that he did. He says that it is the job of men to live among and help their fellow man when they are alive. Thomas malthus, english economist and demographer who is best known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without stern limits on reproduction. Jacob marley had the greatest effect on scrooge, because he created the opportunity for his transformation.
His aloof appearance and speech makes him the least scariest of all incarnations of marley. To answer this question, take a look at the conversation between the ghost of jacob marley and scrooge in stave one. Scrooge and marleys, i believe, said one of the gentlemen, referring to his list. Jacob marley had the greatest effect on scrooge, because. A sample answer to the aqa 2019 gcse english literature question for a christmas carol. Whats ironic about scrooges speech with the ghost in. As teenagers, both men had been apprenticed in business and met as clerks presumably in accounting. Ebenezer scrooge, a miserly, coldhearted owner of a london countinghouse, continues his stingy, greedy ways on christmas eve. Marley connected with his audience on a variety of levels. According to marley, what is scroogess only chance and hope of escaping marleys fate. Marley informs scrooge that three spirits will visit him during the next three nights. As teenagers, both men had been apprenticed in business and met as clerks presumably in accounting in another business.
Scrooge was the prototype of the grinch who stole christmas, the paradigm of all men cynical. Since the firms name has always been scrooge and marley, scrooge has taken to answering to both names. What message did marleys ghost give ebenezer scrooge. Marley in his pigtail, usual waistcoat, tights, and boots. A description of the ghosts in a christmas carol pen. A christmas carol gcse aqa example answer grade 89. Readers speculate that if marley likewise served as scrooge s sole friend, with marleys death scrooge lives his life completely alone. It was not angry or ferocious, but looked at scrooge as marley used to look. In a christmas carol, what is the warning that marley.
Scrooge s nephew s speech there are many things from which i might have derived good by which i have not profited, i dare say, returned the nephew, christmas among the rest. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone. Last christmas there was a new version of charles dickens a christmas carol on television, starring george c. At this time in the proceedings, it is a tradition for me to make a little speech. The narrator describes scrooge as hard and sharp as flint.
If they do not do so, they are condemned to do so in death. You may be a bit of undigested beef, a blob of mustard, a crumb of cheese. Charles dickens wrote the classic a christmas carol in 1843. This word sample answer has been written to reflect the highler levels of gcse mark scheme and would achieve between 2630 marks level 6.
This thinking is commonly referred to as malthusianism. He is now a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive. Charles dickens was a son of chatham and so this oldhasbeen clearly makes me feel like the ghost of christmas past. This he refers to when visiting scrooge with his warning. I wear the chain i forged in life, replied the ghost. We all recognize that ebenezer scrooge was a mean person. Scrooge must change his temper and start to be nice to everybody or he will have to do the same thing that marley is doing and will have to pass through all the stuff marley has done. It was one of the finest productions of this classic i had seen, and i felt impelled once again to read the story which has been universally loved for well over a century.
The hair was curiously stirred, as if by breath or. Scrooge and marleys costume and equipment hire posts. Ebenezer scrooge is a miser and a malcontent who hates christmas. In life, marley was the business partner of ebenezer scrooge. Readers speculate that if marley likewise served as scrooges sole friend, with marleys death scrooge lives his life completely alone. Scrooge and marley s costume and equipment hire, centurion, gauteng.
It was the voice of scrooges nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation he had of. Caroll appears in the 1938 adaption of a christmas carol as the ghost of jacob marley, in which he plays him in a much more human manor than of that of a specter. When scrooge tells marley that marley was always a good man of business, in act i, scene 3 of a christmas carol. The firm of scrooge and marley was a nineteenth century financial institution. Marley, scrooge s old partner, wants to help scrooge avoid the mistakes that he made as a living man. At the sight of the village, scrooge softens and is excited for a moment. These two words are instantly associated with charles dickens immortal fictional antihero, ebenezer scrooge. The performance took place at croxteth country park. In israel horovitzs stage production of a christmas carol. A christmas carol what is the purpose of marley s speech at the beginning of act 1, scene1.
The cruel speech and actions of scrooge at the beginning of the novel set up for the arrival of marley and the three ghosts of christmas. Scrooge never painted out old marleys name, however. The former partner of ebenezer scrooge implies that his chains were made by unscrupulous business practices. When scrooge tells marley that marley was always a good. He is ebenezer scrooge s deceased business partner, having died on christmas eve seven years prior to the books events. A slight disorder of the stomach can make them cheat. Scrooge and marley, marley responds, business mankind was my business. Sometimes people new to the business called scrooge scrooge, and sometimes marley, but he. Marley told scrooge that he would be visited by three spirits, and admonished his former partner to listen to what they had to say, or scrooge would suffer marley s fate.
A new christmas carol explores the roots of scrooges. The ghost of christmas past piqued scrooge s interests in the process and brought him back some nice memories, but when the experience was over he was still somewhat dismissive to the ghost of christmas present, after that ghosts experiences scrooge s spirits seemed to have mostly changed. A christmas carol 2009 opening the full motion capture experience duration. It is required of every man, the ghost returned, that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow men, and travel far and wide.
Scrooge and marley, the spirit of the characters develops into an adventurous journey. Michael hordern played marley twice, once in the 1951 film scrooge and then as the voice of marley in richard williams 1971 animated film. A christmas carol 1843 by charles dickens is a victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, ebenezer scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of. But i am sure i have always thought of christmastime. Outside the office creaks a little sign reading scrooge and marleyjacob marley, scrooges business partner, has died seven years previous. There was not just one character who had an influence on scrooge. Marley comes to warn scrooge of the future that is waiting for him if he does not change his ways. Theres more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door. He was a trader and money lenders with a hardened attitude toward people. One of the most moving statements in this christmas tale is by marleys ghost when despairing over lifes opportunities misused.
However, scrooge has had 7 years more to forge his chain of torment. Scrooge did not seem to grieve much apart from the loss of business, and got a bargain price for marley s funeral. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner, jacob marley, and three ghosts that represent different stages of scrooge s life. Sometimes people new to the business called scrooge scrooge, and sometimes marley, but he answered to both names. However, marley s warning tells scrooge that this is wrong and that he scrooge should be aware of such issues in the world around him and seek to care for the plight and suffering of others, and. Jacob marley is a fictional character who appears in charles dickenss 1843 novella a christmas carol. The ghost takes scrooge back in time to where scrooge was born and raised. The first ghost that is sent by marley is the ghost of christmas past. The speech and actions of scrooge in the middle of the story are much different from his heartless and pennypinching speech and actions in the beginning. Miserable corbyn and scrooge hammond have commons in. However, since jacob marley is the one who brought the three ghosts to scrooge, and set up the transformation, i suppose he would be the most influential person if you take. After all, he will have to believe in and listen to. The miser scrooge and his assistant bob cratchit finish their work in the office and go home.
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