Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 49 and 50
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 49 and 50
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 49
’49—Somerset, Cecil, Smith in Tower
’49—Act of Uniformity: requires new Prayer Book use
Eng scandal of E. and Seymour
Line 3
Sum: Somerset’s desertion of Seymour
Line 8
Gravity: Icarus + Ded. to S.[;] Seymo[ur] + Essex both are Icarus
SONNET 50
Overall Notes
50-51—relig. vacill. Somers[et]—Warwich[?] [illegible]
’50—Ridley begins campaign agst. altars (in London)
Lines 1-2: Could be kidnapping of Ed. by Somerset or could be S. in Tower or Edw. sep. from uncle
Line 5
Tired: towered
Line 14
Ward: Warwich now in chg. of ward Edward
SONNET 49
’49—Somerset, Cecil, Smith in Tower
’49—Act of Uniformity: requires new Prayer Book use
Eng scandal of E. and Seymour
Line 3
Sum: Somerset’s desertion of Seymour
Line 8
Gravity: Icarus + Ded. to S.[;] Seymo[ur] + Essex both are Icarus
SONNET 50
Overall Notes
50-51—relig. vacill. Somers[et]—Warwich[?] [illegible]
’50—Ridley begins campaign agst. altars (in London)
Lines 1-2: Could be kidnapping of Ed. by Somerset or could be S. in Tower or Edw. sep. from uncle
Line 5
Tired: towered
Line 14
Ward: Warwich now in chg. of ward Edward
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_49_50
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 49 and 50,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9603.