"Did Bacon edit Macbeth?
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm427/
Author:
	Clarke, Barry R.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2020
Publication Information:
	Baconiana: The Online Journal of the Francis Bacon Society 1, no. 8 (2020). (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://francisbaconsociety.co.uk/baconiana-journals/baconiana-journals-2007-present/baconiana-vol1-no8/*anchor-two__;Iw!!KwNVnqRv!DRlSEIrtemQlhg5i192dTmXaX6piHCzZXJFAxk3sHHMK_droQcGNy-X_Iyn7jQZCHXlkCdE6W3T5YwU$)
Annotation:
	Contends that Macbeth was edited between its first performance in 1606 and publication in First Folio of 1623 in order to insert allusions to Sir Walter Raleigh's execution for treason in 1618. Noting that, because Shakespeare was already dead by 1618 and therefore could not add references to Raleigh, Bacon is likely candidate for Macbeth's editor, since he served as prosecutor at Raleigh’s trial and later reported on the trial. 
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Bacon, Francis; Raleigh, Walter
Tags:
	Authorship Controversy
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbm427