"To beguile the time, / Look like the time" (Lady Macbeth 1.5.61-62) what does the "time" means?

2018-03-11 11:05 am

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2018-03-15 10:03 am
To beguile the time==to cause (time) to pass pleasantly;使時間過得愉快; Look like the time==appearances suggest that the time being running out quickly.似乎 時間很快逝去. Yip
2018-03-11 3:53 pm
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'To beguile the time, look like the time' means to fit in with everyone else and appear to be enjoying the celebration.
“Your face, my thane, is as a book where men may read strange matters. 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.”
By saying that Macbeth's face is like "a book where men may read strange matters," Lady Macbeth implies that the King and his company may be able to discern Macbeth's real thoughts.
Therefore, she advises him to "look like the time" if he is to "beguile the time." What this means is -- Lady Macbeth suggests that her husband must demonstrate the ability to conduct himself as others expect him to despite his "black and deep desires." He must appear "like the innocent flower,"
ready to protect his King and be his loyal subject.


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