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Embedding Quotations. Things to know about using quotations…. A quotation cannot be a stand alone sentence when used in an essay. You should build the quotation into your own writing A quotation does not argue for you. You need to explain why it’s there.
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Things to know about using quotations… • A quotation cannot be a stand alone sentence when used in an essay. • You should build the quotation into your own writing • A quotation does not argue for you. You need to explain why it’s there.
Quotation:Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave,That I, the son of a dear father murdered, Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with wordsAnd fall a-cursing like a very drab. (III.ii.585-589)
Not Embedded and Crappy:Hamlet feels he has not acted boldly in his revenge. “Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, / That I, the son of a dear father murdered, / Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, / Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words / And fall a-cursing like a very drab”(III.ii.585-589). This quotation shows us that Hamlet feels he has not taken decisive action, despite having good reason.
Not Embedded and Crappy:Hamlet feels he has not acted boldly in his revenge. “That I, the son of a dear father murdered, / Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, / Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words / And fall a-cursing like a very drab”(III.ii.585-589). This quotation shows us that Hamlet feels he has not taken decisive action, despite having good reason. Problems1. No context. 2. Quote not embedded (and maybe too long).3. No explanation. 4. Use of 1st person, plural
Step 1. Add ContextHamlet feels he has not acted boldly in his revenge. Although he has faked madness and sabotaged the play, he is still ashamed that he has not gone far enough. “Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, / That I, the son of a dear father murdered, / Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, / Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words / And fall a-cursing like a very drab” (III.ii.585-589). This quotation shows us that Hamlet feels he has not taken decisive action, despite having good reason.
Step 2. Embed QuoteMethod One: Use entire lineHamlet feels he has not acted boldly in his revenge. Although he has faked madness and sabotaged the play, he is still ashamed that he has not gone far enough: Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave,That I, the son of a dear father murdered, Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words And fall a-cursing like a very drab. (III.ii.585-589) This quotation shows us that Hamlet feels he has not taken decisive action, despite having good reason.
Step 2. Embed QuoteMethod Two: Edit into your own words. Hamlet feels he has not acted boldly in his revenge. Although he has faked madness and sabotaged the play, he is still ashamed that he has not gone far enough. He has done no more than “unpack my heart with words / And fall a-cursing like a very drab” (III.ii.585-589). This quotation shows us that Hamlet feels he has not taken decisive action, despite having good reason.
Step 3 and 4. Explain and FixHamlet feels he has not acted boldly enough in his revenge. Although he has faked madness and sabotaged the play, he is still ashamed that he has not gone far enough. He has done no more than “unpack [his] heart with words / And fall a-cursing like a very drab” (III.ii.585-589). By comparing himself to someone as base as a ranting prostitute, the depth of Hamlet’s disgrace at his own cowardice becomes glaringly evident.
