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No, He was bound to walk the earth in eternal torment forever.

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Jacob Marley was consumed by greed and selfishness when he was alive. He mistreated others, neglected his responsibilities, and put his own interests above everything else. This ultimately led to his lonely and tormented existence as a ghost in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

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He ignored mankind and the needs of his fellow human being in favour of money

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No. He was very like Scrooge

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What does Jacob Marley now feel about the priorities he had when he was alive?

In death he knows his living priorities were all wrong rather than business and money he should have considered the welfare of his fellow man


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What is the state of Jacob Marley at the beginning of the movie?

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Marley represents lost hope, the final unused chance for personal redemption, and the wages of overweaning greed. Because he didn't repent of his greed in his lifetime, Marley was damned to spend eternity dragging around chains and money boxes.


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When did Jacob Marley die in the film a Christmas coral?

Jacob Marley died in 1836 at the age of 53 (born 1783)


Is Marley from Marley and Me still alive?

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