The devil assuming pleasing shapes

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An allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2), where Hamlet says 'The devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape.'

Appearance

Mentioned once in The Show Where Diane Comes Back.

The Show Where Diane Comes Back

Season 3 · Episode 14 · S03E14

“in retrospect, I'm reasonably sure that you are not the devil . . . although he does have the power to assume pleasing shapes.”
— Frasier

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