FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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trust his generals
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look innocent when your heart is full of evil
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trust no one
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confide in his king
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to “look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.” By this, she means that he should appear to be innocent to belie his devious and murderous plans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The serpent is a symbol used to represent treachery. Lady Macbeth warns her husband to ‘look like the innocent flower, /But be the serpent under’t’ (I. 5.63–4). Effect. The symbolism here shows that Lady Macbeth wishes her husband to appear well-meaning and gentle to hide his deceit.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the scene with Lady Macbeth that follows, Macbeth again echoes her previous comments. She told him earlier that he must “look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under’t” (1.5. 63–64).
Detailed explanation-4: -When Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to ‘look like th’ innocent flower, / But be the serpent under’t’ (1.5. 65–66), she echoes the image of the medal – well known to Shakespeare’s audience – and associates their planned deception of Duncan with Jesuit treason and the Gunpowder Plot.
Detailed explanation-5: -What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home? She tells him he must learn to look innocent even when his heart is full of evil. He has to learn to hide his true feelings.