It seems that the best place to look for such an example would be the first balcony scene, in Act 2, Scene 2, before Romeo and Juliet have decided to pursue their love for one another. A close example would be the famous "rose by any other name" line that Juliet speaks out to what she thinks is the empty night:
"That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
Retain that dear perfection" (2.2.43-46)
This example is really more of a metaphor than a simile, since it doesn't use the words "like" or "as" (though the word "so" in this case is basically the same thing). Still, it compares how a rose would still smell the same if we called it something else, just as Romeo would be the same person even if he had a different name. She is saying this, of course, because with a different name, he would belong to a different family and they could be together.
Another example comes in the next scene, when Romeo comes to Friar Lawrence to ask for his help. He explains the situation to him (confusingly), saying:
"I have been feasting with mine enemyWhere on a sudden one hath wounded me,
That’s by me wounded. Both our remedies
Within thy help and holy physic lies." (2.3.49-52)
Sorry I couldn't find any similes, but hopefully these metaphors work well enough!
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