Should we sympathise Lady Macbeth?

In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare we see a very

complex character, which is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth changes
throughout the play. She is initially a cruel and controlling woman
planning the murder of King Duncan. Later on guilt overtakes her
and she becomes weak and soft hearted. So when you think about
her, you think of a cruel and evil woman and you wouldn't fell sorry
for her. This essay will prove that we should actually feel sorry for
Lady Macbeth and have sympathy for her. Lady Macbeth and
Macbeth are initially a team. When Lady Macbeth first reads the
letter her husband sent to her, about the witches' prophecies, she
instantly wants Macbeth to become king and gain power. Lady
Macbeth says "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou
art promised:" This shows that Lady Macbeth wants her husband to
become, because she knows that's what he wants as well. However
she considers the fact that her husband is such a gentle and caring
person.

When we first meet Lady Macbeth in Act 1 scene 5, she is reading a

letter that Macbeth has sent her, and he tells her of the witches.
Lady Macbeth then becomes entranced and enraptured by the way
he talks about the witches, “Thane of Cawdor, by which title, before
these weird sisters saluted me and referred me to the coming on of
time with `Hail King that shalt be”. This line that Shakespeare has
used here states that Macbeth is going to be the next King. As she
reads on Macbeth then says, “Yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full
o'th'milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”. This means
Macbeth will let chance and fate have its own way and he shall not
speed the process up. But Lady Macbeth does not see this way as
she sees an opportunity to take the crown and believes that
Macbeth will do this for her. Shakespeare also shows through out
the play that when Lady Macbeth is foul, Macbeth is fair, and when
Macbeth is foul, Lady Macbeth is fair. Here we see that Lady
Macbeth is foul as she is so desperate to have power.

however, if you think of it in another way, Lady Macbeth just wants

her husband to happy; she knows that Macbeth wants to be king so
she wants to see his dreams come true. Macbeth does tell Lady
Macbeth "There shall be done a deed of dreadful note. "Yet do I fear
thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the
nearest way. The fact that she wasn't aware of the murder of
Banquo and Macduff's family could mean she didn't agree to it.
However as the story progresses and Lady Macbeth's character is
fully revealed, it is reasonable to feel sorry for her. " Lady Macbeht
has completely broken down and everything is haunting her. This is
why it is haunting her that they are dead. This confirms that Lady
Macbeth isn't an evil lady; an evil lady wouldn't have problems
sleeping or a guilty conscience. They were partners in love and
crime, and now they weren't partners at all. All this guilt has driven
her crazy to point where she becomes suicidal. Lady Macbeth knows
she has to take control now in order for them to be successful " He
that's coming must be provided for: and you shall put this night's
great business into my dispatch which shall to all our nights and
days come give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. All she
wanted what was best for her and her husband and she was willing
to do anything to make Macbeth happy. Personally I have sympathy
for Lady Macbeth, and truly believe she isn't such a bad person as
she is portrayed to be. There were many reasons that allowed me to
fell sorry for Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth shouldn't be penalized for
something she did not do.