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MLA Works Cited Entries

Romeo & Juliet Essay

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Works Cited Page Reminders

  • Only include works that are cited in your essay
  • Alphabetize all works by the first letter of the entry (author or title)
  • Use “hanging indent” to indent the second line

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Works Cited Formats

Book Format:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher Name, Year of Publication. Medium.

Use this information for Romeo & Juliet to set up the Works Cited entry in MLA format:

Written by William Shakespeare

Published in Spring Valley, CA

Published by the Steele Canyon Press in 2014

Published in print.

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Correct Citation: Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare, William. Romeo & Juliet. Spring Valley, CA: Steele Canyon Press, 2014. Print.

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In-text citations

  • Romeo and Juliet:
    • Shakespeare + Act + Scene + Line(s)
    • Example: (Shakespeare, III.iv.13-15)

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Formatting

Last 1

First name last name

Teacher, Block #

Humanities II World Studies English, H/CP

Date (24 February 2016)

Title

**use 12 point Times New Roman font