Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 9 and 10
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 9 and 10
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 9
Overall Notes:
9 = Called Mars – “tends toward the end, that is 10.”
(9) Henry dies [,] Henry VIII succeeds him
1509 – Henry VII dies – Henry VIII on throne
Deathbed wish = m. of #8 + Cath (widow)
Line 4
Wail: Wales? (Prince?)
Sonnet 10
Overall Notes:
1510. Scandal of court: Catherine pregnant. Henry unfaithful: Anne [illegible] Geo. Hastings
Honeymoon over
10 = Above all other numbers[.] Called Janus
Line 1
Any: Annie = cares for her
Line 6
Conspire: Cath. alone insisted on staying in Engl.
Line 10
Gentle love: love of gentlewoman, not queen
Sonnet 9
Overall Notes:
9 = Called Mars – “tends toward the end, that is 10.”
(9) Henry dies [,] Henry VIII succeeds him
1509 – Henry VII dies – Henry VIII on throne
Deathbed wish = m. of #8 + Cath (widow)
Line 4
Wail: Wales? (Prince?)
Sonnet 10
Overall Notes:
1510. Scandal of court: Catherine pregnant. Henry unfaithful: Anne [illegible] Geo. Hastings
Honeymoon over
10 = Above all other numbers[.] Called Janus
Line 1
Any: Annie = cares for her
Line 6
Conspire: Cath. alone insisted on staying in Engl.
Line 10
Gentle love: love of gentlewoman, not queen
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_09_10jpg
Format
JPEG
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 9 and 10,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 20, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9584.