SHAKESPEARE AND OVID

Gematric concordance of two tombstone inscriptions

The 4VALUES of Words

1. To make a gematric construction perfect, the poet also determines the 4values of WORDS. In addendum1 first the 4values of the whole text and then of the single lines have been dealt with.

2. In the following two tables the NS+FS of the words and both their FV form two groups, especially with regard to OVID. NS+FV and FS+FV might also be grouped together.

OVID
	NS	FS	sm	FV/N	FV/F	sm	tot.
Hic	20	15	35	9	8	17	52
ego	26	21	47	15	10	25	72
qui	45	23	68	11	23	34	102
iaceo	32	24	56	10	9	19	75
tenerorum	122	101	223	63	101	164	387
lusor	80	54	134	13	11	24	158
amorum	76	50	126	23	12	35	161
ingenio	70	59	129	14	59	73	202
perii	55	42	97	16	12	28	125
Naso	46	31	77	25	31	56	133
poeta	54	42	96	11	12	23	119
meo	31	21	52	31	10	41	93
at	20	20	40	9	9	18	58
tibi	39	33	72	16	14	30	102
qui	45	23	68	11	23	34	102
transis	95	72	167	24	12	36	203
ne	18	18	36	8	8	16	52
sit	46	33	79	25	14	39	118
grave	50	39	89	12	16	28	117
quisquis	126	62	188	15	33	48	236
amasti	60	42	102	12	12	24	126
dicere	43	40	83	43	11	54	137
Nasonis	86	58	144	45	31	76	220
molliter	98	85	183	16	22	38	221
ossa	51	26	77	20	15	35	112
cubent	62	51	113	33	20	53	166
	1496	1085	2581	530	538	1068	3649
2581:1068 = 89*(29:12) = 89*41 = FV 130

OVID, by his stupendous art, contrives to establish a ratio of the two groups of values, with 89 as its common factor. All three numbers have to do with coordinate axes. 29 refers to coordinate axes formed by two double rhombi of the hexagram to be shaped into an octahedron:

The frame of the two double rhombi consists of 29 elements which enclose twice four triangular areas and two dividing lines. These 12 elements are added by the FV of the NS and FS.

89 is achieved in an axis that is numbered from the centre from 1-9 in both directions:

The axis consists of 9 points and 8 measures. 8+9 constitute the basis of numbers inasmuch 9 basic numbers delimit 8 measures. This single numbered axis can be represented as coordinate axes as they can be found in the sator square:

3. If Shakespeare interpreted Ovid's construction correctly, he could see its perfectness that was not to be meddled with. On the one hand he adopted some of Ovid's concepts, on the other hand he completed his initiatory interest in the SATOR square to an all-comprising end:

GOOD	39	29	68	16	29	45	113
FREND	45	44	89	11	15	26	115
FOR	37	31	68	37	31	68	136
IESVS	70	36	106	14	10	24	130
SAKE	34	21	55	19	10	29	84
FORBEARE	67	61	128	67	61	128	256
TO	33	28	61	14	11	25	86
DIGG	27	24	51	9	9	18	69
THE	32	30	62	10	10	20	82
DVST	61	40	101	61	11	72	173
ENCLOASED	74	59	133	39	59	98	231
HEARE	36	34	70	10	19	29	99
BLESTE	60	50	110	12	12	24	134
BE	7	7	14	7	7	14	28
	622	494	1116	326	294	620	1736
YE	28	28	56	11	11	22	78
MAN	26	21	47	15	10	25	72
YT	42	42	84	12	12	24	108
SPARES	74	47	121	39	47	86	207
THES	50	38	88	12	21	33	121
STONES	87	62	149	32	33	65	214
AND	18	18	36	8	8	16	52
CVRST	77	56	133	18	13	31	164
BE	7	7	14	7	7	14	28
HE	13	11	24	13	11	24	48
YT	42	42	84	12	12	24	108
MOVES	69	38	107	26	21	47	154
MY	35	30	65	12	10	22	87
BONES	52	37	89	17	37	54	143
	620	477	1097	234	253	487	1584
	1242	971	2213	560	547	1107	3320
1107 = 27*41; 1107+1068 = 2175 = 75*29
1242+560 = 1802 = 34*53; 971+547 = 1518 = 6*11*23
1116:620 = 31*(36:20) = 124*(5:4)

Shakespeare adopts 41 on his own efforts and 29 with the help of Ovid's result. As 971 and 2213 are prime, he establishes two combinations of NS+NV and FS+NV.

34*53 is an ideal product to describe the elements of the octahedron: Its outside can be divided into two halves of 17 elements each. 53 is a combined result out of 26 outside elements and again 26 elements plus 1 for the volume.

The product 6*11*23 represents one conception of number 34 and of the SATOR square. It refers – as above – to combined results of elements of the three hexagonal axes:

The diameter connects two radial units of three elements by one centre point. This enables the calculation 5+6 = 11. The same can be repeated with numbered elements from 1 to 3. Thus 23 comes about. Each set can claim the triple result 33 and 69. This is expressed by the factor 6. The numbers 15 and 18 count the elements of three diameters and 6 radial units.

The double aspect of radial and diametrical elements is also reflected in the total result 3320: 3+3 and 3+2. Besides, the FV of 3320 is 94, the NS of OVIDIUS.

4. Ovid's and Shakespeare's combined results are 3649+3320 = 6969 = 69*101 = 23*303. Twice 69 can be read SATOR ROTAS – Creator, you turn (the wheels), 23*303 means 23 times the NS of the sator square

There are two results divisible by 69: the NS 1242 = 18*69 and 1518 = 22*69. The rest then is 61*69, meaning SATOR TENET – The creator holds.

5. The 4values of Ovid's text, lines and words form a logical whole, which is shown in Addendum3.

Written: April 2014

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