Jacob Marley
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Jacob Marley is the deceased former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge whose ghost appears bound in chains to warn Scrooge to change his miserly ways in Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in literature
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ ghost ⓘ |
| announcesArrivalOf |
Ghost of Christmas Past
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghost of Christmas Present NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAs | transparent figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsTo | Ebenezer Scrooge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
consequences of avarice
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| boundWith | chains ⓘ |
| businessPartnerOf | Ebenezer Scrooge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDamnation |
greed
ⓘ
selfishness ⓘ |
| chainMadeOf |
cash-boxes
ⓘ
deeds ⓘ heavy purses ⓘ keys ⓘ ledgers ⓘ padlocks ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas literature
ⓘ
ghost story ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | foil to Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
to illustrate the weight of one’s deeds
ⓘ
to urge repentance ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
moneylender ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
catalyst for Scrooge’s transformation
ⓘ
harbinger of other spirits ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| status | deceased ⓘ |
| supernaturalForm | ghost ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
consequences of greed
ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ |
| timeOfDeathRelativeToStory | seven years before the main events ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warns | Ebenezer Scrooge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
dangers of miserliness
ⓘ
eternal punishment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.