Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 143 and 144
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 143 and 144
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 February of 2024.
SONNET 143
Danger to Sh. from Rich. III
Form of sweet wine sought by Essex in vain
Hubler interprets [this sonnet] as plea for dark lady “to go her way + come back to him later”
Her failure to recognize what she really wants–the ease with which love could be reclaimed
Maybe not chicken but “bird”--like Sh. in “borrowed feather” (another poet)
SONNET 144
Henslowe (owner) com[?] with Rose theatre
Note heaven-hell images in this unit
Two kinds of duality in these sonnets:
Public-Personal[;] Man-woman: Queen vs. indiv,
Good angel - bad - Fair vs. Black[;] Interwoven nature of all of us–true also of E– (S’s compassionate comprehension of mankind)
Dichotomy: Could this be his view of human nature? - body, soul - both good? both bad[.] E. as repr. of all of us here?
SONNET 143
Danger to Sh. from Rich. III
Form of sweet wine sought by Essex in vain
Hubler interprets [this sonnet] as plea for dark lady “to go her way + come back to him later”
Her failure to recognize what she really wants–the ease with which love could be reclaimed
Maybe not chicken but “bird”--like Sh. in “borrowed feather” (another poet)
SONNET 144
Henslowe (owner) com[?] with Rose theatre
Note heaven-hell images in this unit
Two kinds of duality in these sonnets:
Public-Personal[;] Man-woman: Queen vs. indiv,
Good angel - bad - Fair vs. Black[;] Interwoven nature of all of us–true also of E– (S’s compassionate comprehension of mankind)
Dichotomy: Could this be his view of human nature? - body, soul - both good? both bad[.] E. as repr. of all of us 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_143_144
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 143 and 144,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9650.