Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 61 and 62
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 61 and 62
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 61
Is Bacon the watchman?
1561 O’Neill’s rebellion
Burleigh is spy?
SONNET 62
General Notes
’62—Duke of Guise murdered (in Feb) by Huguenot – (check on identity here + next page)
After Essex death, sec[retary] reports E. cries as she catches glimpse of self in mirror
Dudley bro[ugh]t into Council[.] Also Tho. Howard, Duke of Norfolk
Could Guise be “outward” or “mask”?
Cath. Parr had written Pros. [Protestant] tract – Lamentations of a Sinner
She[?] asked Council to make Dudley Protector of the realm with 20,000 per year—when ill and thought see[?] dying
Line 1
Sin: Scandals in ’62
SONNET 61
Is Bacon the watchman?
1561 O’Neill’s rebellion
Burleigh is spy?
SONNET 62
General Notes
’62—Duke of Guise murdered (in Feb) by Huguenot – (check on identity here + next page)
After Essex death, sec[retary] reports E. cries as she catches glimpse of self in mirror
Dudley bro[ugh]t into Council[.] Also Tho. Howard, Duke of Norfolk
Could Guise be “outward” or “mask”?
Cath. Parr had written Pros. [Protestant] tract – Lamentations of a Sinner
She[?] asked Council to make Dudley Protector of the realm with 20,000 per year—when ill and thought see[?] dying
Line 1
Sin: Scandals in ’62
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_61_62
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 61 and 62,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9609.