Sonnets 55 and 56

Item

Title
Sonnets 55 and 56
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 55
General Notes
1st Pros. [Protestant] martyr of new law allowing burn[ing] of heretics under Mary
70 persons that year burnt alive[,] Latimer + Ridley
Latimer—lighting such a candle as should never be put out. = Famous words
Line 1
Marble: Martyrs under Mary
Line 2
Mars: Martyrs under Mary
Line 14
Eyes: Celeb. Of E.?

SONNET 56
General Notes
54-55 Mary persuades herself of her own pregnan. – Apr. announcement + bell ringing
’56 Plot abroad to put E + Courtenay on throne but country now protective of E
1556—Phil. (heir to thr.) becomes P. II + King of Spain (father abdicates)[.] Leaves M. in Eng.
Line 1-2: Love dist[inct] from appetite
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_55_56