After a visit from his dear friend, Francis Bacon, Shakespeare had set to finish off the now famous soliloquy in Hamlet.
The visit had confused him as Francis insisted on talking non-stop about capital letters, cyphers, reverse numbering systems, reductions and on and on about all manner of numerological matters. He was beginning to regret his promise to Francis that he would include something about numerology in Hamlet.
With a heavy sigh, Will put quill to parchment and started to mull over how to work in gematria to what he had already produced.
His thoughts turned to the conversation about the beer they enjoyed with the meal. Francis had explained how B was normally equal to two. It could be 27 if the beer were capitalized, Beer. It could be 25 in reverse.
Frustrated he cried out, "B two or not B two, that is the question!" The oil lamp light went on and the rest of the soliloquy is history.
He then proceeded to start his next work which was what he really thought about numerology.
Much Ado About Nothing.
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