Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 71 and 72
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 71 and 72
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 71
General Notes
’72 – May? Robert Bell was spkr in Parl. against Mary—a person whom many thought law could not touch
’71-first clues of Ridolfi Plot (would have [illegible] for[eign] aid to M) [plot to overthrow E in favor of M]
Bradley thinks 71-74 “the most melancholy,” reminiscent of the voice of Hamlet.
Deepest love poem—most personal—sincere
Line 2
Bell: Robert Bell
SONNET 72
General Notes
1572 Anjou is suitor + Alencon proposed
’72—Revolt of Netherlands; beginning of Dutch wars
’72—June—Norfolk exec
’72 Mar[?] dies; his bro.—Ershire[?]—becomes guardian to J
Norfolk sentences to hang (but beheaded)
’72 Morton becomes Regent (to James)
Line 9
Lest (also lost and lest in Lines 1 and 5 respectively): Leichester? Conv. with Nor[folk].
Line 12: ’72—James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, becomes Scottish regent
Line 14
Worth: Wentworth
SONNET 71
General Notes
’72 – May? Robert Bell was spkr in Parl. against Mary—a person whom many thought law could not touch
’71-first clues of Ridolfi Plot (would have [illegible] for[eign] aid to M) [plot to overthrow E in favor of M]
Bradley thinks 71-74 “the most melancholy,” reminiscent of the voice of Hamlet.
Deepest love poem—most personal—sincere
Line 2
Bell: Robert Bell
SONNET 72
General Notes
1572 Anjou is suitor + Alencon proposed
’72—Revolt of Netherlands; beginning of Dutch wars
’72—June—Norfolk exec
’72 Mar[?] dies; his bro.—Ershire[?]—becomes guardian to J
Norfolk sentences to hang (but beheaded)
’72 Morton becomes Regent (to James)
Line 9
Lest (also lost and lest in Lines 1 and 5 respectively): Leichester? Conv. with Nor[folk].
Line 12: ’72—James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, becomes Scottish regent
Line 14
Worth: Wentworth
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_71_72
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 71 and 72,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9614.