Both Uses of
beguile
in
King Lear
- I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which, for my part, I will not be, though I should win your displeasure to entreat me to't.†
Scene 2.2 *beguiled = deceived through charm or enchantment
- 'Twas yet some comfort When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage And frustrate his proud will.†
Scene 4.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(beguile) to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, in classic literature, beguile can mean to "pass time pleasantly."