Start the quotation. If the line a character is saying needs more than one line, indent the subsequent lines a ½ inch or five spaces. Some lines of dialogue start with extra spaces between the character name and the first line of dialogue. Print the dialogue exactly as it appears in th...
Indent dialogue between two characters 1 inch from the left margin. Type the character's name in capital letters, followed by a period. For example: 14HAMLET HAMLET. CLAUDIUS. 15Insert one space Insert one space after the period and add the dialogue. Include any punctuation contained in the ...
Revised Summer 2008 The MLA (Modern Language Association) format is the writing and documentation system used primarily in the Arts and Humanities. As with any referencing system, it is important to remember that this is an entire system of organizing the practical elements of your paper. That m...