14 and Shakespeare the Numbers Man - Numberphile

Professor Roger Bowley says poetry and numbers are more closely linked than you may think, citing Shakespeare's 14-line sonnets and iambic pentameter as examples.

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[ItsAxeI]

I bet lil wayne would fail at these.......

[madione]

Professor Bowley, you are such a tease;

as long as you have time and self-belief,

turn on the screen and start to press down keys,

a man can write a sonnet with relief.

A friend is doubtful, though, because of you:

"That Shakespeare guy is quite a mastermind,

you bit, perhaps, off more than you can chew?"

How could I prove my thoughts and still be kind?

[madione]

Oh, my sonnet-attempt continues in another comment right after this part, since YouTube only permits 500 characters per comment! =]

[Matt Broatch]

where's your couplet, girl?

[tobytse99]

Plus Shakespeare can create words.

[Kiwipai]

No it does not, the stress is all wrong.

[atopthehilltop]

nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga

Nah still works :)

[Tom Konijn]

faith in humanity doubted...

[iAmChrisTheBoss987]

Video is 4:37 that's 15 lolfailure btw he calledshakespeare gay, fk u

[zolo109]

I love how he said that he never left his wife...for a length of time.

[Lisandro Berenguer]

What a beautiful, moving video. Thank you.