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Fake news is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a profitable business for online publishers.

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Reality shows must be perceived as a business model to make money. Most of our lives would hardly have attracted any viewers. Through sensationalizing and scripting of situations and presenting it as truth the media has stumbled upon a cheap and yet surprisingly lucrative business model that deceives millions.

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We all know the lies and deceit politicians use to attract voters  months before elections. They make false promises and statements just to get your vote.

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On social media, most people portray themselves falsely - posting only their happiest moments. This creates a false perceived reality that their lives are perfect. Photos posted on social media have been run through several filters so the person appears more attractive than they really are.

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Banquo’s ghost appears to Macbeth in act 3, and only Macbeth sees him. The 'reality' of the ghost is that he is a manifestation of Macbeth’s guilt and anxieties. This is a clear example of appearance vs reality in Macbeth.

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The Porter: comic relief or dark foreshadowing?

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The Porter: comic relief or dark foreshadowing?

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The porter in act 2 appears as a moment of  comic relief, as his crude sexual jokes allude to. In reality, he has a much more serious function:  he pretends to let people into hell he mentions a farmer who hung himself on expectations of plenty. This foreshadows Lady Macbeth’s suicide in act 5 as a result of the guilt of being an undeserving queen.

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Macbeth informs the murderers that it was Banquo, and not him, who turned their lives to misfortune. He gives them proof that this was

done by Banquo when, in the last meeting, he  informs them:

“How you were borne in hand, how crossed, the instruments who have wrought with

them…” (Shakespeare 3.1.88-90). This quote suggests that Macbeth is deceiving the murderers into believing that

they, in turn, have been tricked, manipulated, and deceived by Banquo.

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Macbeth_illustration12_mid attack on fife - creative commons

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When Lady Macbeth, welcomes King Duncan to Glamis castle, she is overly welcoming. She states that everything has been checked and double checked again in order to insure everything is in order for the King's visit. She does this in full knowledge that they are plotting to kill him.

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Sabina Allen - 31537235

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Sabina Allen - voice over accompaniment - 31537235

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It is clear from beginning to end that although there are elements of team work in achieving missions, the true motive of unity stems from an individual's selfish pursuits or desires. This is demonstrated when Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to welcome Duncan with manipulation and charm,  largely because she herself wants to be Queen.

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Macbeth attempts to disguise his dark ambition by appearing innocent to others, so as to be above suspicion: "Stars, hide your fires - let not light see my black and deep desires."

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Duncan fails to see through the guise of the Macbeths and is fooled into believing their castle "hath a pleasant seat".

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Macbeth was deceived into believing that only when Birnam wood advanced to Dunsinane need he fear, yet this was yet another deception of the treacherous witches, knowing that Macbeth would take the prophecy literally.

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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to appear innocent in the eyes of the people, whilst scheming to murder the King.

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Several false prophets of today confidently claim to be chosen by God and claim to have the power to do anything. Just as Macbeth believed the three witches to be promising him fortune, people choose to believe what they are told by false prophets, for instance the latest scandal of a pastor allegedly raising a person from the dead.

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The witch's own appearance is questionable (Banquo exclaims that "[they] should be women, and yet [their] beards forbid [Banquo] to interpret that [they] are so"). Their gender, as is their intention, is deceptive; a form of appearance vs reality.

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However, the reality is that patients are often put in an overcrowded room with patients who ought to be in quarantine.

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The South African government promises us the best health care and we expect a sterile and safe hospital environment in which we can recover from illness

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While Macbeth is not able to discern whether the dagger is a "dagger of the mind, a false creation", his lady makes use of it to mask their crime, placing it next to the sleeping guards, "...for it must seem their guilt".

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Lady Macbeth is not the stereotypical medieval woman - incredibly ambitious, she urges Macbeth to "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it"

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Macbeth puts on a face that makes him appear innocent and loyal to Duncan, yet what the false heart doth know is that he is a traitor.

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Something rotten in the state of South Africa

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Something rotten in the state of South Africa

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Corruption in South Africa has soared to new heights following the recent exposure of billions that have gone missing as part of a major Eskom scandal - what appeared as service delivery is rank with corruption and deceit

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If we were smart enough to see through it, marketing would not exist!

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Countless film stars and celebrities worldwide have confessed to depression and major anxiety disorders, and are far from the smiling personalities we admire on-screen.

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Macbeth took the witches prophecy at face value, and without exploring its implications, allowed the witches to deceive him by believing he was immortal

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The perceived epitome of power and pleasure: Kingship befit Macbeth more like a "dwarfish thief" and drove him mad rather than increased his prestige.

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What once seemed so attractive becomes sour to Macbeth and his wife, as they poison friendships and their discernment between good and evil is blurred by ambition and madness

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The prophecies of the witches come as a glorious promise to Macbeth, a conquering hero, yet are the catalyst of his own demise as a result of his ambition.

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Lady Macbeth's vision of  regal royal splendor is blemished: although killing off Duncan seemed all too easy, the consequence was not the glamorous prestige she had dreamed of; leading to sleeplessness, madness and suicide.