Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew, –
O woe! thy canopy is dust and stones; –
Which with sweet water nightly I will dew,
Or, wanting that, with tears distill’d by moans.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3. Paris visits the Capulet tomb where Juliet is lying, presumed dead, and he uses metaphors to compare his bride-to-be Juliet to a "Sweet flower" and her grave to a "bridal bed." He places flowers on her grave and promises to sprinkle water and tears on it each night. While Juliet appears to be dead, appearances are deceiving. Juliet faked her death to avoid her father’s arranged marriage to Paris. Paris believes she is dead, but the audience is aware that she is not, an example of dramatic irony. The quote also demonstrates Paris’s love for Juliet.