Citing Shakespeare

What should you not include in an MLA citation for Macbeth?

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  Line numbers

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  Page numbers

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  Act and scene numbers

• The author's name

Which of the following examples is formatted correctly according to MLA rules for Shakespeare?

• (Shakespeare III.VI.50.)

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  (Shakespeare iii.vi.50).

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  (Shakespeare III.vi.50).

• (Shakespeare III,vi,50).

When you are writing about only one Shakespeare play (such as in the Unit 3 Literary Analysis on Macbeth), how should you format your in‑text citations?

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  Use the full title of the play in every citation

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  Use only the act and scene numbers

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  Use an abbreviation of the play title and the Act, Scene, Line #s.

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  Use the author’s name instead of the play’s title, along with the Act, Scene, Line #s

When reading a Shakespearean play, which clue BEST helps you identify that a passage is written in verse rather than prose?

Choose 3

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  The lines are short and broken, not running across the entire page

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  The text appears in full sentences that stretch from margin to margin like a paragraph.

• The lines often begin with capital letters, even in the middle of sentences.

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  The passage follows a rhythmic pattern or meter (such as iambic pentameter).

• The characters speak very informally, with no structure.

When quoting one line of verse from Shakespeare, which formatting rules must you follow?

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  Introduce the quote and use a block quote without quotation marks

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  Introduce the quote, use quotation marks, and place your citation at the end

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  Use slashes for line breaks and indent ½ inch

• Introduce the quote but do NOT use quotation marks

When quoting four or more lines of verse from Shakespeare, which of the following is required?

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  Use quotation marks around the entire passage

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  Use slashes to show line and stanza breaks

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  Use a block quote with a ½‑inch indent and omit quotation marks

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  Place the quote in italics and center it on the page

When quoting 5 or more lines of prose from a Shakespeare play, what must you do?

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  Keep the quote in the paragraph and use quotation marks

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  Use a block quote

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  Indent the quote ½ inch

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  Arrange the text like a paragraph (not as poetry lines)

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  Omit quotation marks

When quoting dialogue between two or more characters in an MLA-format literary analysis, which rule is correct?

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  Write both characters’ lines in the same paragraph without indentation

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  Use block quote format with each character’s name in all caps, indented

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  Place each character’s name in parentheses before their lines

• Use double quotation marks around all spoken lines

Why would a writer add words in brackets inside a quotation?

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  To change the author’s meaning to match the essay

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  To make the quote longer for word count

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  To replace incorrect grammar in the original text

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  To add clarification or necessary information that isn’t in the original quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D