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    Constructing a Body Paragraph Topic: Appearances vs. Reality Theme: Things aren’t always what they seem. Some of the characters in Macbeth are presented as someone they’re not‚ resulting in others making an inaccurate opinion about them. Lady Macbeth‚ being one of them‚ is especially cunning and deceives the King of Scotland himself‚ King Duncan. She shows that she approves the idea of hiding behind a mask‚ when she encourages Macbeth to “look like th’ innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t”

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    Marketing Chapter Five Case Study 5.2 1. How does Look-Look use technology to gain insights on the teen and young adult markets? Lee and Gordon felt the that younger people themselves were not given a very large part in the to play in the market research process‚ even though they were in the best situation to give complete accurate information about youth trends. So they created an internet communication system and enlisted young people to provide up to date information‚ right from them

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    Appearance vs. Reality - Macbeth ‘Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair’‚ a phrase that has become synonym with Macbeth. It is also the introduction to one of the most important themes of this tragedy: appearance and reality. Shakespeare uses various characters and situations to emphasize this confusion between the real and the surreal‚ the authentic and the fake‚ the act and the sincere. In order to discuss this theme‚ different characters will be looked at: in the first paragraph‚ the Witches‚ in the

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    authors and script writers is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has always been able to create interesting characters and one of the reasons they are so interesting might be that they are complex people with their inner selves differing from their outer selves. Are the characters in Hamlet the same on the inside as they appear to be on the outside? The characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet can be studied in a manner relating to appearance versus reality. Some of these characters

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    In‚ Author Millers‚ The Crucible‚ illusions are understood as reality by all of Salem’s inhabitants. The people of Salem ignorantly believe that a supernatural evil lurks within the world‚ and that they have to remove this evil by killing those accused of being a witch. Eventually Abigail Williams is claimed to be a witch‚ which is the niece of Reverend Parris. She is the most evil character in the play‚ and also ends up being the instigator of the Salem witch trials. Initially‚ it was she who

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    In life‚ Appearance is how and what someone appears to be; judging people on what is on the outside‚ it is basically how it seems. Reality is the real version of something to deal with. Appearance versus reality is a very important theme in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In this play‚ there are three characters that are deceived by what appears to be real‚ and the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgment. They are King Duncan‚ who trusted Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth‚ who got tricked

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    Appearance vs. Reality In The Merchants of Venice the Prince of Morocco says that “All that glisters is not gold;Often have you heard that told” [2.7.69-70]. This statement stands particularly true for the theatrical Hamlet since things are not always as they seem. Shakespeare uses many aspects such as madness‚ greed and the need to take revenge to build upon his more complex idea of appearance vs reality.The theme is constant until the final act since the characters hide behind a curtain of duplicity

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    Howard D. Wilson (Trey) III September 12‚ 2013 English 1101 Sequence 1: Assignment 7 Education: Reality vs. Fiction Throughout our lives we have always believed education is the key to knowledge and power. As we progress through life we find ourselves at a vulnerable state in which we begin to question our purpose. We begin high school with the belief that the teachers will guide us and help us attain the knowledge that is required to progress to a college or a university. The students sit

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    APPEARANCE VS REALITY Appearance vs reality is a really famous theme in the Shakespeare’s plays. In Macbeth those who create or fall for appearance vs reality are punished‚ and those who do not fall for it are successful. This is shown through Duncan and Macbeth who fell for appearance vs reality and died for it and Malcolm who did not fall for it and succeeds. In Shakespearean tragedies appareance vs reality always lead to the downfall of a character. In Act 1 scene 6 Shakespeare shows

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    Proverb. A recurring theme in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is appearance versus reality. Many characters in the play pretend to be someone they are not‚ specifically Polonius‚ Hamlet and Claudius. They appear to be different than their true selves and deceive others for their own personal gain. These characters have two faces; one is the one the present to the public. It is usually that of a noble‚ kind‚ and polite person. The second face is how the character is in reality and this face reveals what

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