"False face must hide what the false heart doth know" is a line from which play of Shakespeare?
The line: "False face must hide what the false heart doth know" is from William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth". Scholars tell us that in Shakespeare's Macbeth, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know” means that Macbeth must pretend to be the loyal subject of King Duncan while knowing he is going to betray and kill him. This line is specifically from from Act 1, Scene 7 of "Macbeth".
"Macbeth" is a tragedy about unchecked ambition and the destruction it can leave in its wake. Three witches tell Lord Macbeth that he will one day be king. He responds by killing the current king, seizing the throne, and killing as many threats to his reign as he can.
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Corey Taylor
"The night is long that never finds the day."
Act 4, Scene 3, the Scottish play.
Linda D. Fox
Love Shakespeare! Great question.
catmom
I always like Shakespeare when I was in school. I thought it was pretty easy for me but not a lot of people thought so.
earlepg
I haven't read much of anything by Shakespeare, but some of these quotes have been pretty easy to figure out.
Francie Carlson
I had no idea what the answer was so I googled it.