1) "But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit;
For if they could, Cupid himself would blush
To see me thus transformed to a joy." (Act 1, Scene 1)
In this quote, Romeo compares himself to a ship that is transformed by love. This imagery suggests that Romeo is so deeply in love that he is no longer in control of his own actions.
2) "O, then, I see queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep.
Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs;
The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers;
The traces, of the smallest spider's web;
The collars, of the moonshine's watery beams;
Her whip, of cricket's bone; the lash, of film;
Her waggoner, a small grey-coated gnat,
Not so much bigger than the smallest fly;
And in his waggon she doth ride,
While the heavy ploughman snores;
All with wing, with weight, and measure.
But hark, what noise is this?" (Act 1, Scene 4)
In this quote, Mercutio describes Queen Mab, the fairies' midwife, as riding in a wagon drawn by a team of tiny insects. This imagery suggests that Queen Mab is a powerful and mischievous creature who can control the actions of humans while they sleep.
3) "But, alas, poor Romeo!
He is too like a sailing bark
That hath his sails fill'd with the breath of heaven,
But hath no pilot to direct his course.
So is Romeo driven to his fatal end." (Act 5, Scene 3)
In this quote, Friar Laurence compares Romeo to a ship that is blown off course by the winds. This imagery suggests that Romeo is a victim of fate and cannot control his own destiny.