In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth murders his king, Duncan. He is strongly opposed to sin, but power gets the better of him. The reader begins to feel sorry for Macbeth despite his flaws of greed and corruption. Shakespeare manipulates the audience into reacting with empathy towards Macbeth through the use of Macbeth, dialogue, and passion. Throughout the story, there is a feeling of hostility towards Macbeth in response to his harmful actions. However, scenes revealing Macbeth's more admirable side balance this negative feeling. A particular instance where the reader has the potential to feel pity for Macbeth appears in the dialogue just before Macbeth decides whether or not to kill King Duncan. Macbeth is unsure of the morality of the murder. As shown “I am his parent and his subject, both strong against the act” (A1, S1, L 13-14). Macbeth declares two things: “his kinsman” and “his subject”. Firstly, a kin is a blood relative and in this context shows a very close connection between the Thane and the king. A parent is supposed to love and protect the person without causing them harm. As a “subject,” he must shelter Duncan by providing him with a safe place to stay. This shows that Macbeth has a clear conscience as he says he is "against the deed", but is attracted by his greed for more power. While Macbeth wonders if killing Duncan is feasible, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth that he would murder Duncan if it were. really brave and masculine. Lady Macbeth goes on to remark that if he murdered Duncan, Macbeth “would be much more the man” (A1, S7, L50-51). This shows Lady Macbeth’s superiority over her husband. "would" indirectly indicates that he is a wimp and a coward and if he does not kill his parents...... middle of paper ...... To conclude, we can say that Shakespeare transformed Macbeth attract sympathy. If all of Macbeth's sins were simply told to one person, the reader would have no choice but to view him as evil and immoral; Yet when the book is read in full, the audience understands his mental anguish and a feeling of sympathy is awakened. Macbeth was a victim of his own power and ambition. He collapses mentally, losing power over himself, becoming very paranoid. At the end of the play, Macbeth attempts to regain some dignity by dying courageously. Additionally, because Macbeth had a clean conscience, he was very easily lured towards evil by his mentally overwhelming wife. Macbeth was constantly driven by power to commit more harmful actions, because the more power he obtained, the more greedy he became for it. Throughout the play, the tragic hero is sympathized even though he has committed wrongdoing..