In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth kills his king, Duncan. He is strongly against committing the sin, but the power gets the better of him. The reader begins to pity Macbeth despite his flaws of greed and corruption. Shakespeare manipulates the audience to react with empathy towards Macbeth through the use of dialogue and Macbeth's passion. Throughout the story, there is a feeling of hostility towards Macbeth in response to his harmful actions. However, scenes that reveal Macbeth's more admirable side balance that negative feeling. One particular instance in which the reader has the potential to feel pity for Macbeth appears in the dialogue immediately before Macbeth decides whether or not to kill King Duncan. Macbeth is unsure of the morality of murder. As seen from "I am his kinsman and his subject, both strong against action" (A1, S1, L 13-14). Macbeth states two things: “his kinsman” and “subject”. First of all a relative is a blood relative, and in this context it shows a very close bond between the Thane and the king. A relative is meant to love and protect the person without causing any harm. As a “subject” he must host Duncan by offering him a safe place to stay. This shows that Macbeth has a clear conscience as he says he is "against action" but is attracted by his greed for more power. As Macbeth considers whether killing Duncan is feasible, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth that he would kill Duncan if it were. truly brave and masculine. Lady Macbeth goes on to point out that if she killed Duncan, Macbeth "would be much more of a man" (A1, S7, L50-51). This shows Lady Macbeth's superiority over her husband. “would” indirectly indicates that he is a good-for-nothing and a coward and that if he does not kill his relatives… middle of paper… To conclude it can be said that Shakespeare transformed Macbeth into attracting sympathy. If all the sins Macbeth committed were simply told to a person, the reader would be left with no choice but to consider him evil and immoral; however, when the book is read in full, the audience understands his mental anguish, a feeling of sympathy is aroused. Macbeth was a victim of his own power and ambition. He mentally collapses, losing power over himself, becoming very paranoid. At the end of the play, Macbeth tries to regain some dignity by dying courageously. Furthermore, because Macbeth had a clear conscience, he was easily dragged into evil by his mentally oppressive wife. Macbeth was constantly driven by power to commit more and more harmful actions, because as he gained more power, the more greedy he became for it. Throughout the play he sympathizes with the tragic hero even though he has committed wrong acts.