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1. macbeth

   • “Yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.” – Lady Macbeth (Act I, Scene V) Sarah Siddons as Lady MacbethSarah Siddons who is famous for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth This line is said by Lady Macbeth after she reads a letter from her husband informing her of the prophecy of the witches which say that Macbeth would be King. She is excited by the letter but fears that Macbeth is too ‘full of the milk of human kindness’ or of too good a nature, to take the shortest route to the crown which would be to eliminate the king and seize the throne.
     • Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.” – Lady Macbeth (Act I, Scene V) This line is said by Lady Macbeth during a speech in which she is convincing her husband to pretend like a perfect host when King Duncan visits them to hide their true purpose of murdering Duncan. Hence she tells Macbeth to look like an innocent flower but be like the serpent which hides underneath it.

2. dr jeckyll and mr hyde