Basically its in the name...its to pursuade someone to do something...let me know if this helps
either looking pretty or being the best you can be
To better understand the speaker's intentions. Hope this helps :)
This shows that he feels like he might have to be in places he isn't supposed to be, or ask questions/have conversations that might seem out of place if he is acting 'normally'. If he is acting crazy, people will be more likely to focus on that rather than what he is doing around the castle.