Question

Below are in-text citations for lines 183-187 from scene 1 of the last act of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Select the one that is completely correct.

(Ham. 183-7) (Hamlet 5) ("Hamlet," 5.1.183-7) (Ham. 5.1.183-7)

Answer 1

(Ham. 5.1.183-7) Italicize Ham.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. (Ham. 5.1.183-7)

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the MLA manual of style, if you already mention the name of the author in the text - in this case, Shakespeare - you must include the following information in the parenthetical citation: the italized title of the play - you can also abbreviate it - the act.scene.lines using arabic numbers or romans depending on the teacher's preference - never write the page number.

Following those steps, the correct answer would be (Ham. 5.1.183-7) with the play name italized.