Sympathy In Macbeth

Having the sympathy for someone who has done a wrong can be difficult, however, seeing how the situation came about can change the way you feel about the person. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth is loyal to his rightful King and obeyed all his orders, although when Lady Macbeth began to speak she poisoned his mind for the crave of power. His crave for power then began to take over his self awareness and self control, Macbeth only had his mind set on power. Due to the witches prophecy, he felt he had no decision in his life, everyone else made it for him because he was an honourable man he did not want to disappoint anyone. A sense of feeling sorry for Macbeth for being manipulated and betrayed by everyone is portrayed in Shakespeare's novel.

In the beginning of Macbeth, Macbeth is a devoted man and faithful to King Duncan, Duncan saw him as one of his own sons, “the name of most kind hostess”,part of the royal family (II,1,18). Much of the nobles saw him as “...a gentleman on whom [they] built an absolute trust” (I,4,5-6). However, his wife had a change of heart and felt she needed something more. Lady Macbeth poisoned Macbeth giving him the idea of him being king and having all the power. He had no control has she blinded him with her plan to kill King Duncan. Macbeth knew it was …show more content…
Macbeth knew what he was doing was wrong, he was dishonouring the king by killing him so he Macbeth could have the crown. It was not Macbeth's intentions to kill Duncan, although for him to become Crown he would of have to murder Duncan with his intention or not. However, for Macbeth to commit murder he had to take his dignity which was not necessarily him. Because mAcbeth was so into having power and having to crave it, he was not in a stabled mind to make decisions or decide whether having to kill someone to be king is worth