"Francis Bacon, Bellario in The Merchant of Venice and Incorporation by Reference"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm426/
Author:
	Waldman, Christina G.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2019
Publication Information:
	Baconiana: The Online Journal of the Francis Bacon Society 1, no. 7 (2019). (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://francisbaconsociety.co.uk/baconiana-journals/baconiana-journals-2007-present/baconiana-vol1-no7/*anchor-six__;Iw!!KwNVnqRv!DRlSEIrtemQlhg5i192dTmXaX6piHCzZXJFAxk3sHHMK_droQcGNy-X_Iyn7jQZCHXlkCdE6Y3Wu8C0$)
Annotation:
	Argues that Francis Bacon was involved in writing of Merchant of Venice through study of play's minor character Bellario, jurist and legal scholar invoked by Portia. Contends character of Bellario reveals that author of Merchant of Venice must have been a lawyer, and proposes Francis Bacon as play's author.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Bacon, Francis
Tags:
	Authorship Controversy
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbm426