Macbeth was first published in the Folio of 1623, by Shakespeare.
It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy .	tragedy	Shakespearean tragedy	Folio of 1623	First Folio	prompt book	prompt book
Printed in folio format and containing 36 plays -LRB- see list of Shakespeare 's plays -RRB- , it was prepared by Shakespeare 's colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell .	folio	Folio (printing)	John Heminges	John Heminges	Henry Condell	Henry Condell
