Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 39 and 40
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 39 and 40
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 39
Overall Notes
[Illegible] by proxy—cannot marry: Leicester—Eliz.
Leic. forbids marriage to Al[encon]
She sees affair and [illegible] of marriage
How can I praise you when that is the same as praising myself (since you are my soul)
’38-39—Diplomatic crisis—Coalition of Pope, King of Fr. + Emperor, Treaty of Nice
Line 10
Leave: Cleve [Anne of Cleves: fourth wife of Henry VIII]
SONNET 40
Overall Notes
’40 Abell burned at stake
’40 Catherine Howard [fifth wife of Henry VIII] + H (div[orced] from Anne of Cleves)
Disillusionment—her sexual behavior
Lines 7-8: he marries—denies her? Or she philanders—denies others’ marriage
Line 13
Well: Cromwell
SONNET 39
Overall Notes
[Illegible] by proxy—cannot marry: Leicester—Eliz.
Leic. forbids marriage to Al[encon]
She sees affair and [illegible] of marriage
How can I praise you when that is the same as praising myself (since you are my soul)
’38-39—Diplomatic crisis—Coalition of Pope, King of Fr. + Emperor, Treaty of Nice
Line 10
Leave: Cleve [Anne of Cleves: fourth wife of Henry VIII]
SONNET 40
Overall Notes
’40 Abell burned at stake
’40 Catherine Howard [fifth wife of Henry VIII] + H (div[orced] from Anne of Cleves)
Disillusionment—her sexual behavior
Lines 7-8: he marries—denies her? Or she philanders—denies others’ marriage
Line 13
Well: Cromwell
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_39_40
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 39 and 40,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9599.