Although Lady Macbeth seems callous and cruel at the beginning of The Tragedy of Macbeth, the reader begins to see events that negate her malice as the play progresses, such as her statement about how he would have killed King Duncan if it were not for his resemblance to his father, the murder of Banquo, and the loss of his sanity in the last act. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth could have been called evil and evil due to her ambition and manipulation of Macbeth. Eventually, however, we begin to see how guilt, shame, and remorse alter his emotions. Shakespeare uses this change in emotions to explain to the reader why Lady Macbeth was not the monster she claimed to be. The emphasis on evil and monstrous qualities at the beginning is contrasted with feelings of remorse at the end. The first clue that proved that Lady Macbeth was not a monster was her statement about how she would have killed King Duncan if it were not for his resemblance to her father. After Macbeth revealed to her that there was a possibility of him becoming king, she told herself that Macbeth was too kind to do the evil things necessary to become king. He called the spirits to make her more of a man and less of a woman. She also asked them to thicken her blood so that she would not be affected by feelings of remorse or guilt. When Macbeth arrived at the castle, he was unsure whether or not to kill the king. When Duncan arrived, Lady Macbeth persuaded and manipulated Macbeth into carrying out the murder by questioning his manhood. After Macbeth kills Duncan, the reader begins to see that Lady Macbeth was not as cruel as she claimed to be when she said, "If she had not resembled my father while he slept, I would have....... middle paper ......the reader begins to see events where Shakespeare did not want her to be judged harshly, such as her statement about how she would have killed King Duncan if it were not for his resemblance to her father, the murder of Banquo and the loss of her sanity.At first, Lady Macbeth could be described as a ruthless, cruel and ambitious woman due to the pressure she put on Macbeth, but in the end we see that Lady Macbeth was just talk of being. The evil and monstrous qualities at the beginning were countered by feelings of guilt, remorse, shame and regret at the end. Works cited Beers, G. Kylene and Lee Odell. The tragedy of Macbeth. Texas: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 2007. 440-520. Print.Crowther, John, ed. "Don't worry Macbeth." SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Network. 30 October. 2013.