Quoting and Citing Shakespeare

This video tutorial covers how to write in-text citations for Shakespearean plays, focusing on citing acts, scenes, and line numbers. It explains the rules for punctuation with quotation marks, using slashes for line breaks, and formatting block quotations for long quotes. Additionally, it addresses quoting multiple characters and provides examples to clarify these concepts.

What is the main purpose of the PowerPoint presentation?

• To teach how to write essays

• To understand historical events

• To prepare for a math assessment

• To learn in-text citations for Shakespeare

When citing Shakespeare, what should be included in the parentheses?

• The publication year

• The title of the play

• The act, scene, and line numbers

• The author's name

What should not be included inside the parentheses when citing Shakespeare?

• The title of the play

• The author's name

• Numbers and periods

• The act, scene, and line numbers

What is the format for citing Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 46 through 50?

• (3.2.46-50)

• (3.2.46,50)

• (3.2.46 through 50)

• (3.2.46/50)

What punctuation should remain inside the quotation marks?

• Question marks

• Semicolons

• Commas

• Periods

What punctuation is placed after the parentheses in a regular paragraph?

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

What should be done if a question mark is part of the quoted material?

• Place it outside the quotation marks

• Replace it with a period

• Place it inside the quotation marks

• Omit it

What should be done if a period is part of the quoted material?

• Replace it with a comma

• Omit it

• Place it inside the quotation marks

• Place it outside the quotation marks

What should be done if a question mark is part of the quoted material?

• Place it outside the quotation marks

• Place it inside the quotation marks

• Omit it

• Replace it with a period

How should line breaks be indicated when quoting multiple lines from one character?

• With a period

• With a comma

• With a slash

• With a semicolon