Introduction Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Dante’s Inferno, the Malinka epic of Sundiata, and the Oedipus of Sophocles are all representatives of certain ideas, ideals, and values in the human age and history. They all stood for certain symbols during their respective eras in history. Sophocles, the king, was a respected man in the land of Greece. He used a story of Oedipus the king to present his ideas. On the hand, Dante’s Inferno is a poem that Dante used to narrate his journey to the nine circles of hell. Sundiata Keita was among the founders of the Mali Empire. He uses the epic of Malinka to present his ideas to the people of Mali. Macbeth is a play used by Shakespeare to convey a given set of ideas and ideas to society. This paper analyses the various ideas, ideals, and virtues that Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Dante’s Inferno, Sundiata’s Malinka epic, and Sophocles’ Oedipus stood for in their respective eras in history. Shakespeare’s Macbeth Power According to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, people should not give excuses for any action they perform. The comedy states that people love giving excuses for the wrongdoings they have committed. Therefore, in his play, the Macbeth, Shakespeare explains the demerits of giving excuses and states the importance of facing reality. Additionally, Shakespeare uses his play to explain the importance of divine power and kingship in society. Through Macbeth, he asserts that true leaders are from God, and the society’s role is to abide by the will of the Almighty. According to Shakespeare, individuals do not confer leadership on themselves. It is God who chooses the right leaders. He further explains that unless God gives leaders the power to lead, their rule will have absolute and dire consequences on the subjects. Gender Shakespeare uses Macbeth to elucidate the fact that women and men can perform similar roles in society. The play presents women as dangerous and skeptical creatures who can engage in criminal activities just like men. Shakespeare brings to the fore the idea that men and women have some kind of equality. Thus, he uses the play to enlighten society on gender equality issues. In the play, Shakespeare presents ideas of good morality that all members of society should embrace. According to him, good moral values and virtues are very fundamental to the success and good life of individuals in any society. He uses themes such as ambition, power, gender, supernatural, and violence to demonstrate the advantages of ideas, ideals, and ethics of the society. Dante’s Inferno Truth and Language Through his poem, the inferno, Dante highlights the benefits of good behaviors and morals in society. He explains that high ideals do not go against the rule of nature as dictated by God. According to Dante’s poem, sodomy, corruption, and other inhumane acts are heresies and criminal activities. To assert the merits of good ideas, Dante’s inferno underscores the fact that fraud is a form of heresy since it denies people the right to know the truth about a given societal issue. He states that individuals should employ language in a manner that enhances cooperation and promotes unity and oneness in the society. The poem “Inferno” shows that societi