Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 99 and 100
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 99 and 100
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 99
Check on sp. of marjoram
“marierom” = Mary of Rome?
Has one line too many—a kind of action incident
Essex nearly dies—ill
Line 1
Forward violet: Hamlet is “forward violet” I, iii, 6, 7
Line 13
Vengeful canker: Essex
SONNET 100
About 1600—Essex very ill—Announced death; Prayers in churches, E jealous
1600 Charles I born
Here + next sonnet he tries to reaffirm over-all good of subject
1600 Bruns burned at stake in Rome
Eng is theme (not Eliz.)
Line 1
Muse: Invocation: to return to theme- forgiveness [illegible] reproach
Line 4
Base subjects: vs. royal?
SONNET 99
Check on sp. of marjoram
“marierom” = Mary of Rome?
Has one line too many—a kind of action incident
Essex nearly dies—ill
Line 1
Forward violet: Hamlet is “forward violet” I, iii, 6, 7
Line 13
Vengeful canker: Essex
SONNET 100
About 1600—Essex very ill—Announced death; Prayers in churches, E jealous
1600 Charles I born
Here + next sonnet he tries to reaffirm over-all good of subject
1600 Bruns burned at stake in Rome
Eng is theme (not Eliz.)
Line 1
Muse: Invocation: to return to theme- forgiveness [illegible] reproach
Line 4
Base subjects: vs. royal?
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_99_100
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 99 and 100,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9628.