With facsimile of the t.-p. of the Harvard copy of the first quarto of King Lear, 1608."New edition, revised by Tucker Brooke."Published 1917 under title: The chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear and his three daughters, edited by William Lyon Phelps.Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [152]-185).Includes index.

One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, Macbeth is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of three mysterious witches and goaded by his ambitious wife, the Scottish thane Macbeth murders Duncan, King of Scotland, in order to succeed him on the throne. This foul deed soon entangles the conscience-stricken nobleman in a web of treachery, deceit and more murders that ultimately spells his doom.