Sonnets 9 and 10

Item

Title
Sonnets 9 and 10
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 9
Overall Notes:
9 = Called Mars – “tends toward the end, that is 10.”
(9) Henry dies [,] Henry VIII succeeds him
1509 – Henry VII dies – Henry VIII on throne
Deathbed wish = m. of #8 + Cath (widow)

Line 4
Wail: Wales? (Prince?)

Sonnet 10
Overall Notes:
1510. Scandal of court: Catherine pregnant. Henry unfaithful: Anne [illegible] Geo. Hastings
Honeymoon over
10 = Above all other numbers[.] Called Janus

Line 1
Any: Annie = cares for her
Line 6
Conspire: Cath. alone insisted on staying in Engl.
Line 10
Gentle love: love of gentlewoman, not queen
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Date Created
1968
Language
Primarily English; some Latin
Format
PDF
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_09_10