Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 21 and 22
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 21 and 22
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 21
Overall Notes
1521 – Henry’s reply to Luther – assertio septem sacramentorum [“The Defense of the Seven Sacraments”—Catholics believe in seven Sacraments, and Lutherans in two.]
’21 Mary Boleyn marries Carey (mistress to Henry now?)
3×7=21
Tyndale plans to transl. Bible into Engl.
’21 Anne B. returns from France to court
Erasmus thinks Henry’s court “a temple of the Muses”
Line 11
Any: Annie?
SONNET 22
First use of word “heart” (3 times here)
’22 – [illegible] betrothal for Mary : Charles V
But Essex has hart insignia I believe
Mary Boleyn affair in early 20’s
Cath. 6 years older than Henry (Mary B. in ’22 – affair)
Lines 8-9: maybe this means he isn’t older except in aging fast if she should show signs of aging
SONNET 21
Overall Notes
1521 – Henry’s reply to Luther – assertio septem sacramentorum [“The Defense of the Seven Sacraments”—Catholics believe in seven Sacraments, and Lutherans in two.]
’21 Mary Boleyn marries Carey (mistress to Henry now?)
3×7=21
Tyndale plans to transl. Bible into Engl.
’21 Anne B. returns from France to court
Erasmus thinks Henry’s court “a temple of the Muses”
Line 11
Any: Annie?
SONNET 22
First use of word “heart” (3 times here)
’22 – [illegible] betrothal for Mary : Charles V
But Essex has hart insignia I believe
Mary Boleyn affair in early 20’s
Cath. 6 years older than Henry (Mary B. in ’22 – affair)
Lines 8-9: maybe this means he isn’t older except in aging fast if she should show signs of aging
Subject
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_21_22
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 21 and 22,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 20, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9590.