What are examples of extended metaphors in romeo and Juliet act 4?

Answer 1

Act I, Scene 3, Lines 79 - 94. How the Nurse and Lady Capulet speak of the qualities of Paris. They add to the previous metaphors creating an entire monologue of an extended metaphor. see how: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_44.html

Answer 2

Capulet also notices Juliet's tears but uses an extended metaphor. He compares the light rain [drizzle] of a real sunset with the heavy downpour of Juliet's tears for the metaphorical sunset [death] of his brother's son[Tybalt]. He develops this into the idea of a ship in a storm at sea - Juliet's eyes are the sea, her body is the bark [ship] and her sighs are the winds.

Answer 3

An example of extended metaphors in Romeo and Juliet Act 4 are in Scene 5, lines 38-9 in which death is personified as a living, breathing person, and that death has married Juliet in place of Romeo. The lines are "Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir, My daughter he hath wedded."