How does Shakespeare make the audience sympathise with Macbeth?

Shakespeare makes the audience sympathise with Macbeth in various different ways. Since Macbeth is the main character the audience automatically sympathises with him and feels for him in different situations.

Shakespeare makes the audience sympathise with Macbeth by showing him as alone and lonely. This is evident when Macbeth starts to hallucinate in act 2 scene 1 right after Banquo left. Macbeth hallucinating shows he is lonely his wife is not sympathetic and doesn’t recognise his true feelings and Banquo, his friend will kill him if he finds out about the murder plan because Macbeth would be a traitor. This makes the audience sympathise for Macbeth because they feel awful about his situation and how he may be feelings at this point. Shakespeare makes the audience sympathise with Macbeth by making them feel sorry for him.

Shakespeare also makes the audience feel sympathise with Macbeth by making Macbeth unpredictable. This is evident when Macbeth is hallucinating. This shows Macbeth is bordering on the edge of insanity therefore the audience feels all the more anxious. His actions are very unpredictable making the audience extremely worried for Macbeth.

In conclusion, Shakespeare makes the audience sympathise with Macbeth by showing Macbeth in trouble and by showing Macbeth weak.