Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 77 and 78
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 77 and 78
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 77
’77—1st hanging of missionary priest: Cuthbert [illegible] under treason act of ’41[;] 2 more ’78
’77—comet appears + Dee expounds to E.
Perhaps E. is writing her own life story with her deeds
Line 1
Glass: Sonnets are her picture
Line 11
Children: she was urged to have children
SONNET 78
’48-Cranmer’s Eng. version of Prayer Bk.
Bothwell dies ’78 – [illegible] – in Denmark
’78—Doughty beheaded by Drake
’78—Alencon courtship begins seriously[;] “an upstart crow beautified with our feathers”—Greene
’78 Argyll + Atholl[?] persuade 11-yr. old Jms. to take kingdom himself, deposing Morton
Line 1
Muse: Muse is Eliz.
Line 8
Double majesty: Bigamy
Line 14
Rood: “Rood”—public burnings (’38) of images: Rood of Grace [A "rood" is a cross or crucifix.]
SONNET 77
’77—1st hanging of missionary priest: Cuthbert [illegible] under treason act of ’41[;] 2 more ’78
’77—comet appears + Dee expounds to E.
Perhaps E. is writing her own life story with her deeds
Line 1
Glass: Sonnets are her picture
Line 11
Children: she was urged to have children
SONNET 78
’48-Cranmer’s Eng. version of Prayer Bk.
Bothwell dies ’78 – [illegible] – in Denmark
’78—Doughty beheaded by Drake
’78—Alencon courtship begins seriously[;] “an upstart crow beautified with our feathers”—Greene
’78 Argyll + Atholl[?] persuade 11-yr. old Jms. to take kingdom himself, deposing Morton
Line 1
Muse: Muse is Eliz.
Line 8
Double majesty: Bigamy
Line 14
Rood: “Rood”—public burnings (’38) of images: Rood of Grace [A "rood" is a cross or crucifix.]
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_77_78
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 77 and 78,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9617.