2. Hamlet (1603): In Denmark, Prince Hamlet vows revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who's killed his father and married his mother.
3. Othello (1604): The story of a general, Othello, betrayed by a friend and advisor, Iago, who plants false evidence of his wife's infidelity.
4. King Lear (1605): An aging king divides his land between two of his three daughters, setting off a tragic chain of events.
5. Macbeth (1606): Macbeth is a Scottish general who, driven by ambition and spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth, murders King Duncan and takes the throne.