The first plate in each sequence is the same: Shakespeare’s apotheosis; plates and much text printed sideways; each plate accompanied by corresponding text in English, German, French, and Italian (Hamlet lacks Italian).
v. 1. Hamlet & v. 2. Macbeth/ [comments by C.A. Böttiger] -- v. 3. Romeo & Juliet & v. 4. King Lear / [comments by C.B. von Miltitz -- v. 5. The Tempest & v. 6. Othello & v. 7. Merry wives of Windsor & v. 8. King Henry IV, pts. 1-2 / [comments by H. Ulrici].