Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 23 and 24

CCA 10.2011.01_Demorest_Sonnets_23_24.pdf

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Title

Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 23 and 24

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 23
Parl. of 1523 – skilfull [sic] Speakership of Commons – More (1st parl. since ’15)
Morton also an ecclesiastic under Henry VIII
Beloved’s “eyes” are erroneous
Master’s[?] eyes are incomplete
Line 6
Rite: relig[ious]


SONNET 24
Hanging glazed eyes windows – breast draw (+ quarter?)
(public hanging - ? Jesuits)
“Shop” is Eliz. slang for “imprison,” used esp. for spies + informers
Picture of E. + eyes + ears – on dress
Eyes = Leic.
Line 1
Stell’d: Could be pun on Stella—the Sidney model satirized sometimes here

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_23_24

Original Format

Written Annotations

Citation

Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 23 and 24,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 20, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9591.

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