Shakespeare's Macbeth-Sympathetic

Macbeth: Sympathetic or Not In the beginning of the play Macbeth, the main character Macbeth was very loved by the audience. As the play progressed however, Macbeth became more and more unsympathetic. At the beginning of Act IV, the witches are in a dark cave casting an evil spell. They are putting objects into the cauldron and they notice Macbeth coming. The Second Witch then says, “By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked is coming.” (IV.i.44-45). By using the words “wicked” makes readers understand how evil Macbeth is becoming. Shakespeare has the witch say Macbeth is wicked because witches are usually wicked themselves. Because the Second Witch claims Macbeth his wicked, the audience can conclude that Macbeth is very wicked. In
Macbeth’s aside, he makes a claim that proves how unsympathetic he is becoming. Macbeth is talking to Lennox in his castle when he turns aside and talks to himself. Macbeth says, “ From this moment/ The very firstlings of my heart shall be/ The firstlings of my hand.” (IV.i.146-148). In other words, Macbeth is saying that whatever he thinks of he will do. This proves how unsympathetic he is because at this moment he is thinking about killing Macduff’s bloodline. He is becoming more and more inhuman because he is not even stopping to think that he is hurting other people. Macbeth has transformed into a likeable character with some human qualities to a ruthless monster with little to no human qualities and very unsympathetic.