Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 149 and 150
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 149 and 150
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 149
Grenville dies in ’91 in Revenge fight
’88 Revenge is Drake’s in fight with Arm.
Perhaps this is his repudiation of former friendships
See Vaughan poem. [Possibly referring to the poem “Vain Wits and Eyes” by Henry Vaughan.] Perhaps based on Bible: Christ heals blind– Love not hate is this seeing
Irish war–South + [illegible] appts denied by E. – Dublin arrival April 1599
Essex here recalls the sacrifice made for E. in service
Love is blind
Love is power
149 Abases self–for love
150 Acknowledges that love elevate lover
SONNET 150
Mild grief at all the losses
Or Sh. favors E. over Ess.? (how?)
Power of love elevates them both
Necessity of overthrow = Rising
Essex favors E over James?
Could even be E. of Es.
SONNET 149
Grenville dies in ’91 in Revenge fight
’88 Revenge is Drake’s in fight with Arm.
Perhaps this is his repudiation of former friendships
See Vaughan poem. [Possibly referring to the poem “Vain Wits and Eyes” by Henry Vaughan.] Perhaps based on Bible: Christ heals blind– Love not hate is this seeing
Irish war–South + [illegible] appts denied by E. – Dublin arrival April 1599
Essex here recalls the sacrifice made for E. in service
Love is blind
Love is power
149 Abases self–for love
150 Acknowledges that love elevate lover
SONNET 150
Mild grief at all the losses
Or Sh. favors E. over Ess.? (how?)
Power of love elevates them both
Necessity of overthrow = Rising
Essex favors E over James?
Could even be E. of Es.
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_149_150
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 149 and 150,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 18, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9653.