This document provides information about William Shakespeare and his famous play Macbeth. It states that Shakespeare was the greatest writer of English literature, having written 154 sonnets, 38 plays, and 2 narrative poems. Some of his most famous works included Othello, King Lear, and Hamlet. The passage then summarizes the plot of Macbeth, noting that it is about the destructive nature of ambition and tells the story of the once loyal Lord Macbeth and his greedy and ambitious wife who influence him to commit evil acts.