Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 5 and 6
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 5 and 6
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 5
Overall Notes:
’05 – Isabella dies
“till” = Sp. Castille
The frost – lease – show?
E’s speech 1585 q. Eccl.: They that fear the frost the snow will fall on them.
’06 – Joann[a] + Philip removed[?] as prisoners after shipdown to England[?] – Bacon Treaty of Windsor
Summer must be fair queen
Sonnet 6
Overall Notes:
6 – Perfect number assigned to Venus
’06 – Death of Philip after pact with Ferdinand. Henry considers Joanna as wife.
Line 1
Ragged: Henry
Line 2:
Distill’d: Joanna
Line 4:
Self-kill’d: Philip
Sonnet 5
Overall Notes:
’05 – Isabella dies
“till” = Sp. Castille
The frost – lease – show?
E’s speech 1585 q. Eccl.: They that fear the frost the snow will fall on them.
’06 – Joann[a] + Philip removed[?] as prisoners after shipdown to England[?] – Bacon Treaty of Windsor
Summer must be fair queen
Sonnet 6
Overall Notes:
6 – Perfect number assigned to Venus
’06 – Death of Philip after pact with Ferdinand. Henry considers Joanna as wife.
Line 1
Ragged: Henry
Line 2:
Distill’d: Joanna
Line 4:
Self-kill’d: Philip
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_05_06
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 5 and 6,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 20, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9582.