Dear Mr. Hudson,

As much as I would love to believe that the best of Shakespeare's works were written by a Jewish woman, you mention nothing that contradicts the thorough research done by Ruffati and Zorattini (La Famiglia Piva-Bassano Nei Document Degli Archevi Di Bassano Del Grappa, 2 December 1998, Musica e Storia, Alessio Ruffatti) that more or less disproves that the Bassano family were of Jewish origin. Additionally, even if they were conversos, is there any evidence that they were well-versed enough in the Torah or Talmud to support your claims. However, I do think you bring up a good point about the Hebrew-style phrases and references in Shakespeare and it does seem likely that Shakespeare had access to some Jewish learning or someone with some. Related to a previous comment, how would your theory explain the anti-semitic elements of Merchant of Venice? If you have some futher support to your theory, I would be very curious to know.

See http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/lanyer/lanyer.htm for more info.