If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5. An impulsive Romeo rushes up to Juliet at the Capulet ball and speaks his first words to her, clearly smitten. Boldly asking for a kiss, he recklessly ignores the fact that Juliet is a Capulet, the enemies of his Montague clan. He indulges in hyperbole, speaking to her reverentially as if she were a demi-goddess or saint. He uses two metaphors to compare Juliet’s hand to a "holy shrine" and his lips to "two blushing pilgrims."