There are many ideas about the way things are supposed to be, they guide people in how humans approach life and how we go about achieving our goals. Unfortunately, people don't always realize the ideas they have for ourselves, but the truth is often what we really need. In the Shakespearean drama Macbeth, it is about a once-cherished leader, Macbeth, who is approached by a supernatural being and acts erratically to fulfill the prophecies he desires that lead to his eventual demise. Macbeth has difficulty distinguishing idealism from truth, that is, what he thinks should happen and what actually happens. The prophecies are the catalyst for his irrational thinking and from that point on, Macbeth becomes addicted to the knowledge of what his future could be and pushes it to the extreme by needing to create it right then and there. On this path he also has his wife Lady Macbeth who urges him to act on these prophecies to achieve the ultimate goal of the crown. She too is obsessed with doing whatever it takes to be queen and have that authority in her name. These two characters take to the extreme what it means to need the truth but desire their idealism and how that leads to their eventual demise. Our main character Macbeth is very driven by his need for what he believes to be the truth. The game begins with the quote "What is right is wrong, and wrong is right" (1.1.6), meaning that nothing is, it seems. This quote came from the three witches, who decided to search for Macbeth, who was Thane of Glamis at the time and a valuable soldier on the battlefield. Macbeth, at this time, was looking for more in his life. The witches then gave him and his friend Banquo three prophecies. They said he would become Tha...... middle of paper ...... Macduff, was able to figure out that Macbeth was behind the murders. He traveled to England to get help from King Edward to overthrow Macbeth. Back in Scotland, he confronts Macbeth and then kills him. The truth of his actions caught up with him and he got what he deserved. This piece is a great example of why people need to think about the reality of their actions and how it will affect them in the future. Shakespeare writes with determination in this play, he shows that our ideals are not always what they seem. . That in the end, the truth wins. As in the case of its main characters in the play, they had to think about their ideals and see what the truth would be before moving forward with their plans. These characters needed guidance and should have let life happen instead of forcing situations; maybe then they would have survived.