When Lady Macbeth hears the witches' prophecy that Macbeth will be king, she immediately begins to conspire with him against Duncan. Macbeth and his wife show their commitment to each other as they agree to work together to murder Duncan. Lady Macbeth advises her husband to be friendly to Duncan when he arrives, but like her, to harden his heart and "be the serpent:"
Bear welcome in your eye,Your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower,But be the serpent under ’t.
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