Sonnets 43 and 44
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Title
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Sonnets 43 and 44
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Description
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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 43
’43 = Mar. with Cath. Parr
43—issue of King’s Book: relig. position ordered
Elements appear at end. Identifying them is important. [The four elements—water, earth, air, and fire—were identified with the four humours in the human body—phlegm, black bile, blood, and yellow bile.]
’43 Mary crowned at Stirling Castle
’43 Treaty of Greenwich—Mary [Queen of Scots] to be wed to Edw.
Maybe this is a moon metaphor
Illusion more agreeable than truth about her
SONNET 44
’44 Mary restored to succession
(water) phlegm is cold + moist
(earth) black bile melancholy cold + dry
Mercury was insignia worn by Burleigh
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Subject
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Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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Is Part Of
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Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
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Date Created
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1968
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Language
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Primarily English; some Latin
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Format
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PDF
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Identifier
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CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_43_44
