How do I quote a play in MLA format?
In quoting from a play include the act, scene, and line numbers, unless the play is very brief, in which case just cite the line numbers: In The Tempest, Shakespeare says, through Prospero’s character, what many critics believe is his retirement wish to his fans, “Be free, and fare thou well!” (5.1.319). If you are quoting a section of dialogue between two or more characters, you must set off that quotation. Indent the characters’ names each two tab spaces, ten spaces, or an inch. Follow that name with a period and begin to quote the dialogue. For any remaining dialogue of the characters’ indent an additional three spaces or a quarter inch: Early in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town he uses dialogue to establish his charcters’ traits: REBECCA. Mama, do you know what I love most in the world—do you?—Money. MRS. GIBBS. Eat your breakfast.
