A compilation of the greatest tragedies ever written by William Shakespeare, this edition comprises Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Othellofive plays which are immensely popular, regularly studied, frequently performed, and have inspired countless adaptations, operas, poetry, and paintings. First published in the First Folio in 1623, these plays are worthy of being included in the list of the worlds finest tragic literature. Encased in an equisite leather-bound edition with gilded edges and beautiful endpapers this deluxe edition is priceless.