* "When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun." (Romeo, Act III, Scene II)
This metaphor compares Romeo's beauty to the stars, suggesting that he is so beautiful that he could make the night sky more beautiful than the day.
* "But, soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." (Romeo, Act II, Scene II)
This metaphor compares Juliet to the sun, suggesting that she is the source of light and beauty in Romeo's world.
* "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet." (Juliet, Act II, Scene II)
This metaphor compares Juliet's love for Romeo to a denial of her own identity, suggesting that she is willing to give up everything for him.
* "These violent delights have violent ends,
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume." (Romeo, Act II, Scene VI)
This metaphor compares the love between Romeo and Juliet to a kiss that consumes both of them, suggesting that their love is ultimately destructive.
* "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite." (Juliet, Act II, Scene II)
This metaphor compares Juliet's love for Romeo to the sea, suggesting that it is deep and inexhaustible.