Macbeth (Illustrated 1870 Edition): Illustrated Shakespeare

A beautiful edition of the classic Shakespeare play. Illustrated with 16 original etchings and an easy-to-read layout.Be sure to use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences.<br/>Macbeth, also know as The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a classic Shakespeare tragedy, most likely written in 1606. It examines the damaging effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler.