THE FLOWER AND THE SERPENT
From Macbeth Act I, Scene 5 Lady Macbeth tells her husband how to carry out his treacherous role on the eve of King Duncan’s fatal visit to Macbeth’s castle: To beguile the time, Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under ‘t.
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