Find one example of hyperbole in Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 3.

When Romeo finds out he is banished from Verona, he reacts with hyberbole, saying to the friar:

There is no world without Verona walls

But purgatory, torture, hell itself.

Hence “banishèd” is banished from the world,

And world’s exile is death. Then “banishèd,” 

Is death mistermed. Calling death “banishment,”

Thou cutt’st my head off with a golden ax

And smilest upon the stroke that murders me.

He defines the "world" as Verona, which is clearly an exaggeration of Verona's importance, and he uses hyperbole to describe his banishment, saying it is the equivalent of purgatory, torture and hell. He calls his exile death. Finally, he states that banishment is the same as cutting off his head with a golden axe while smiling at him. He uses this level of exaggeration--after all, he isn't having his head cut off and he isn't going to hell--because he knows that his exile will separate him from his beloved, Juliet. He shows how deeply in love he is by expressing his anguish in the strongest, most over-the-top terms possible. This reveals much about his depth of passion and shows his impetuous nature.