Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 55 and 56
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 55 and 56
Date Created
1968
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Description
The following transcription of Demorest's annotations was selected and transcribed by Casper College student and Archives staff member Grace MacPherson in January of 2024.
SONNET 55
General Notes
1st Pros. [Protestant] martyr of new law allowing burn[ing] of heretics under Mary
70 persons that year burnt alive[,] Latimer + Ridley
Latimer—lighting such a candle as should never be put out. = Famous words
Line 1
Marble: Martyrs under Mary
Line 2
Mars: Martyrs under Mary
Line 14
Eyes: Celeb. Of E.?
SONNET 56
General Notes
54-55 Mary persuades herself of her own pregnan. – Apr. announcement + bell ringing
’56 Plot abroad to put E + Courtenay on throne but country now protective of E
1556—Phil. (heir to thr.) becomes P. II + King of Spain (father abdicates)[.] Leaves M. in Eng.
Line 1-2: Love dist[inct] from appetite
SONNET 55
General Notes
1st Pros. [Protestant] martyr of new law allowing burn[ing] of heretics under Mary
70 persons that year burnt alive[,] Latimer + Ridley
Latimer—lighting such a candle as should never be put out. = Famous words
Line 1
Marble: Martyrs under Mary
Line 2
Mars: Martyrs under Mary
Line 14
Eyes: Celeb. Of E.?
SONNET 56
General Notes
54-55 Mary persuades herself of her own pregnan. – Apr. announcement + bell ringing
’56 Plot abroad to put E + Courtenay on throne but country now protective of E
1556—Phil. (heir to thr.) becomes P. II + King of Spain (father abdicates)[.] Leaves M. in Eng.
Line 1-2: Love dist[inct] from appetite
Type
Text
Creator
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William
Language
ENG, LAT
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Demorest_Sonnets_55_56
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 55 and 56,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9606.