Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 57 and 58
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 57 and 58
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 57
General Notes
Pole chgd. by Pope with heresy
Pope Paul IV – bellicose
Excom. Philip—K. of Sp.
Mar[?] [illegible] Eng. + Fr. by midsummer ’57
Philip came in spring [of 1557], left July (forever)
Mary died in 1558
Line 5
World-without-end hour: =succession question under Mary’s death
SONNET 58
General Notes
’58-Mary (Sc) weds Dauphin
Jan 1558 Francis of Guise captures Calais from English (after 220 yr. occup[ation])
SONNET 57
General Notes
Pole chgd. by Pope with heresy
Pope Paul IV – bellicose
Excom. Philip—K. of Sp.
Mar[?] [illegible] Eng. + Fr. by midsummer ’57
Philip came in spring [of 1557], left July (forever)
Mary died in 1558
Line 5
World-without-end hour: =succession question under Mary’s death
SONNET 58
General Notes
’58-Mary (Sc) weds Dauphin
Jan 1558 Francis of Guise captures Calais from English (after 220 yr. occup[ation])
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_57_58
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 57 and 58,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9607.