Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 63 and 64
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 63 and 64
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 63
General Notes
’63-64—Leic. position gradually changes
’03 – her death – James on throne
’63 Council of Trent ends
’63 Book of Martyrs—John Foxe
Tho. Cecil returns ’63
I believe this is a personal unit (+ most important of all[)]
Midway through sonnets + here is heart
Implies subterfuge of hiding someone (offspring) to save them from inherited dangers
Lines 7-8: heart of sonnets
Line 14
Green: = Irish color?
SONNET 64
General Notes
Leic. suggested as husb. for Mary
Birth of Sh[akespeare] -- + Marlowe + Galileo
64 – Tho Cecil m[arried] Lord Latimer’s d[aughter]
Hungry ocean = Engl.
King of sh[ips] = Sp[ain]
Prophecies of doom for 88
SONNET 63
General Notes
’63-64—Leic. position gradually changes
’03 – her death – James on throne
’63 Council of Trent ends
’63 Book of Martyrs—John Foxe
Tho. Cecil returns ’63
I believe this is a personal unit (+ most important of all[)]
Midway through sonnets + here is heart
Implies subterfuge of hiding someone (offspring) to save them from inherited dangers
Lines 7-8: heart of sonnets
Line 14
Green: = Irish color?
SONNET 64
General Notes
Leic. suggested as husb. for Mary
Birth of Sh[akespeare] -- + Marlowe + Galileo
64 – Tho Cecil m[arried] Lord Latimer’s d[aughter]
Hungry ocean = Engl.
King of sh[ips] = Sp[ain]
Prophecies of doom for 88
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_63_64
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 63 and 64,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9610.