One myth reflecting the zeal of yellow journalism was William Randolph Hearst's and Joseph Pulitzer's spectacular coverage of the 1898
explosion of the U. S. battleship Maine in the Havana harbor, which the Journa/blamed on the Spanish, although the cause of the explosion was
found in later years to be a spontaneous combustion in the battleship's ammunition magazine.

Read the passage. macduff. hail, king! for so thou art: behold, where stands th’ usurper’s cursèd head. the time is free. i see thee compassed with thy kingdom’s pearl, that speak my salutation in their minds, whose voices i desire aloud with mine: hail, king of scotland! what is the main idea of this passage from act v of the tragedy of macbeth by william shakespeare? macduff is hailing macbeth as the rightful king of scotland. macduff anticipates that he will be king. macduff anticipates that king duncan will be king. macduff is acknowledging that macbeth is a traitor to the throne.