The Tragedy of Macbeth Author:William Shakespeare MACBETH is the tragic story of a man who, obsessed by ambition, murders to gain a crown--and thereby loses his soul. First performed c. 1606 and printed in 1623, it is one of Shakespeare's most melodramatically moving plays and a masterpiece of world literature. — The Magnum Shakespeare series has been designed with the highschool student in mind... more ». Contains study aids and questions at the back.« less