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Select the correct answer.Read lines 67–74 from the scene.LADY MACBETH: O, neverShall sun that morrow see!(70) Your face, my thane, is as a book where menMay 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...What do Lady Macbeth's words "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters" reveal about Macbeth? A. He does not want Lady Macbeth to die. B. He has trouble hiding his true feelings. C. He is impatient to murder King Duncan. D. He does not believe the witches' prophecy.

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Select the correct answer.Read lines 67–74 from the scene.LADY MACBETH: O, neverShall sun that morrow see!(70) Your face, my thane, is as a book where menMay 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...What do Lady Macbeth's words "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters" reveal about Macbeth? A. He does not want Lady Macbeth to die. B. He has trouble hiding his true feelings. C. He is impatient to murder King Duncan. D. He does not believe the witches' prophecy.

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The correct answer is B. He has trouble hiding his true feelings. Lady Macbeth's words "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters" suggest that Macbeth's emotions and thoughts are easily readable on his face, indicating that he has difficulty concealing his true feelings.

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