Shakespeare's and Ovid's Epitaphs

 

4value-sum 6x252

I. Introduction

1.      Shakespeare's intention in his epitaph is to pay honour to Jesus and his virgin mother Mary and to the Holy Trinity. Shakespeare recognizes divine gematric wisdom in the two latinised 5-letter names of MARIA and IESUS. The gematric equivalents of the initials MI are 12+9 = 21. The numbers 12 and 9 are commonly associated with the three sides of the tetractys which each consist of 4 points and 3 lines. It's a special case in which the partial number 12 is set in a ratio to the total sum 21. The sense of it may be a bit complicated. The general idea lies in the two concentric circles of the hexagram, whose ratio is 1:3 or 1:2 if only the extension part of the outer circle is considered:

The two trinitarian ratios can be represented by elements of the hexagon and the extension part or the whole hexagram. One example for this are the numbers 9 and 12 themselves whose factory values (FV) are 6+7 = 13, which is the number of hexagonal elements in the double rhombus which as a whole consists of 21 elements:

The 13:21 elements represent the area ratio 1:3.

2.      A similar relationship can be established with the tetractys side:

The graphic shows one tetractys side consisting of 4 extension elements and 3 hexagonal elements. The area ratio thus represented is 2:1. However, if 4 points are put in relation to 3 lines or the 7 elements of one side, the area ratio would be in both cases 3:3. It's perhaps because 12+21 is 33 that the ratio 3:3 is transferred to the two-digit sum.

3.      If we transfer the ratio 12:(12+9) to IESUS and MARIA, we might say that the Virgin Mary did not only give birth to the Son of God, more or less passively, but she cooperates with him most actively in accomplishing the task of redemption.

II. 6x252

1.      Shakespeare is interested in the numbers 21 and 12 particularly because the W and M are the equivalent letters in WILLIAM. He is also aware that if the elements of all three sides of the tetractys are counted the sum 18 corresponds to his initial S, but if the elements of each side are counted, the sum is 21, the NV of W.

2.      The product 12*21 = 252 is also a palindomic number which represents the 5 elements of the hexagonal axis and 2+2 elements of its extension. In addition it signifies the 2+5+2 elements of a divided circle.

3.      The 4+1+1 units of 4v-sum 252 arise form 12 words and 45 letters. They have already been dealt with in an article about the 4 Y-words. In another part the detailed values can be looked up.

The three word groups are:

gr.

lett.

 

 

 

 

4vs

1a

8

YE

YT

YT

MY

381

1b

21

THEOU

YIOS

YIOS

YPSISTOU

627

2

6

MY

MARY

 

 

252

3

10

MARIAE

YIOS

 

 

252

 

45

 

 

 

 

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The 4values of the word groups are:

gr.

NS

FS

sm

FV1

FV2

sm

tot.

1a

147

142

289

47

45

92

381

1b

327

200

527

56

44

100

627

sm

474

342

816

103

89

192

1008

2

88

78

166

65

21

86

252

3

108

73

181

24

47

71

252

sm

196

151

347

89

68

157

504

tot.

670

493

1163

192

157

349

1512

The NS 670 is identical with the NS+FS of Ovid's and Shakespeare's names. The NS+FS 347 corresponds to the NS of the trinitarian names. The FV1/2 sum 349 is prime and to be understood as 3*4+9 = 21 elements of the 3 tetractys sides.

4.      The word MY occurs twice. If the second is added to the other 4 Y-words, remarkable results appear:

gr.

NS

FS

sm

FV1

FV2

sm

tot.

YT+MY (2)

154

144

298

48

44

92

390

YE

28

28

56

11

11

22

78

sm

182

172

354

59

55

114

468

390:78 = 78*(5:1); 468:972 = 36*(13:29) = 36*42

182 is the NS of IESUS CHRISTUS, which confirms Shakespeare's idea of connecting Mary with her son IESUS, who is also the Son of God.

The 45 letters correspond to the NS of the genitive case MARIAE. It is a way for Shakespeare to entrust himself completely to Mary's guidance and protection. The 4v-sum of MARIAE is the same as that of IESUS:

 

NS

FS

sm

FV1

FV2

sm

sm

IESUS

70

36

106

14

10

24

130

MARIAE

45

37

82

11

37

48

130

 

115

73

188

25

47

72

260

115+25 = 140; 73+47 = 120

120:140 = 20*(6:7)

IESUS MARIAE means Jesus, son of Mary. The NS+FS 188 is identical with the NS of IESUS (70) CHRISTUS (112).

5.      The 45 letters contain 6 English Y and 4 Greek Y. Their NS+FS are:

 

NS

FS

sm

6 Y

138

138

276

4 Y

88

52

140

 

226

190

416

416 = 32*13

276:140 = 4*(69:35)

Curiously, 69 and 35 are the NS of MOVES MY.