Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 151 and 152
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 151 and 152
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 151
Oaths + dirty jokes both charact. of James–who writes of Ind. Theme: “Conscience”[?]
Loyalty to Queen of pt. Of Essex at exec.
Rev. Ashton gets confession
Love is innocent
Love tells lies
151 contented with ups + downs
152 acknowledges falseness of celebration
Conscience–Relig. issue–Alencon?
Treason–reason
Could be Essex at end
Essex buried a few yards from Anne B.
Line 6
Treason: thesis[?] of E. violated by masses
Line 10
Proud of this pride: (not sexual–just a conceit)
Line 14
Rise: Essex coup called a “rising”
SONNET 152
James famous for using oaths– (swearing)
Like Peter–one more denial = thrice–Cock about to crow at the end?
His purpose in writing these sonnets revealed–L[illegible] futile
Seems to be regret at celebration of sonnets–disill. at exec. of Essex
SONNET 151
Oaths + dirty jokes both charact. of James–who writes of Ind. Theme: “Conscience”[?]
Loyalty to Queen of pt. Of Essex at exec.
Rev. Ashton gets confession
Love is innocent
Love tells lies
151 contented with ups + downs
152 acknowledges falseness of celebration
Conscience–Relig. issue–Alencon?
Treason–reason
Could be Essex at end
Essex buried a few yards from Anne B.
Line 6
Treason: thesis[?] of E. violated by masses
Line 10
Proud of this pride: (not sexual–just a conceit)
Line 14
Rise: Essex coup called a “rising”
SONNET 152
James famous for using oaths– (swearing)
Like Peter–one more denial = thrice–Cock about to crow at the end?
His purpose in writing these sonnets revealed–L[illegible] futile
Seems to be regret at celebration of sonnets–disill. at exec. of Essex
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_151_152
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 151 and 152,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 18, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9654.