ACC and R+J

• "I wear the chain I forged in life... I made it link by link"


  Symbolism of chains: Chains are made of link which are all interconnecting. Marley is warning Scrooge that his desire for wealth and abandonment of compassion for others are connected to his anguish. "Chain" symbolises restriction and entrapment. "I" the personal pronoun implies that Marley acknowledges the consequences of personal gain and the selfish pursuit of marital wealth.
• "It was a strange figure - like a child: yet no so like a child as like an old man"


  Paradoxial depiction, simile. The juxstaposition is metaphorical for Scrooge. He appears physically alike to an "old man" as he is branded an "old sinner", yet it is vunerable and isolated like Scrooge was as a child. By showing Scrooge his childhood, the ghosts aim to get regression in scrooge so he can regress into his former compassionate self.
• "wore tunic of purest white"


  Symbolism. Despite the ghosts uncanny presentation, the ghost is depicted as having an ethereal quality. This creates a celestrial image of heaven and purity from sin - aims to resurface Scrooge's repressed memories and emotions in order to purify him from previous sins.
• "A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!"


  Optamistic and jovial attitude is shown through his abundance of exclamative sentences. Comma before "uncle" creates a pause, showing Fred's sincerity towards Scrooge as he emphasises their family bond. This contrasts his misanthropic uncle who calls those who are festive an "idiot" and aggressively suggests they should be "buried with a stake of holly through his heart"
• "overrun with grass and weeds"


  Image of neglect. "overrun" prevents the "grass and weeds" as having more life than him. This is a mockery of Scrooge's materialistic life as he has now become even more insignificant than the decaying plants that surround his grave.
• "Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him"


  His utter terror is so powerful it doesn't just evoke an emotional reaction from Scrooge but a physical one. The alliteration on "silent shape" draws emphasis on the mysteriousness of the ghost. Its faceless figure makes Scrooge lose all composure and leaves him vunerable.
• "wast the prettiest babe that she e'er... nursed"


  She speaks retrospectively, reminding the audience that she was Juliet's primary carer since she was a "babe". Aristocratic Elizabethans would have their children raised by wet nurses, who would breastfeed and nanny them instead of their mother. The nurse has a super close relationship with Juliet.
• "and, pretty fool, it stinted and said "ay""


  rambles before she is cut off by Lady Capulet. She speaks in prose which makes her sound informal and reinforces how over expressive she is.
• "a lover (as he should) borrow cupid's wings"


  Deterministic tone in the way that he labels Romeo as a "lover" which sounds condescending. Cupid was blind in Roman mythology, making the arrows of love that he shoots seem random and ruled by chance which is pessimistic of something traditionally romantic. "borrow" diminishes Cupid's power "borrow cupid's wings" could connote to stealing. It shows how Mercutio makes love synonymous with something pessimistic.
• "I do but keep the peace"


  Isolated as he's the only peace keeper (FL) Juxstaposed against Tybalt. historical view could be that he is a coward, who does not take the opportunity to show his masculinity through fighting.
• "I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot"


  Pathetic fallacy. Pivotal point in the play. Audience know about the character's fate and are reminded of tragic nature. Pathetic fallacy is used,people tend to fight when people are hot headed. This may lead to irrational decisions.
• "ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"


  Pun. Uses wit to emphasise his masculinity to assert dominance. Striking as Mercutio is dying yet he still uses humour.
• "O happy dagger! this is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die."