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In which mathematician Rob of Eastaway orates on the connections betwixt Shakespeare and Maths.

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For the benefit of young people (and to the general interest of all persons), a new and instructive talk that will combine two unavoidable topics at school: Shakespeare and Maths.
There are two unavoidable topics at school: Shakespeare and Maths. But what happens when the two are combined? What is the maths of Shakespeare, and what was Shakespearean maths? Find out how Tudors multiplied, why Shakespeare never ended a line with the word Orange, why King Lear was every inch a king, and why early drafts of the plays could possibly have been written with a pencil. With historical asides about calendars, optics and music thrown in, you might never think about maths or Shakespeare the same way again.
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