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Begin with the surname of the play 's author, then the given name. If the play is "Macbeth," for example, you would start the citation with "Shakespeare, William." Add a period after the name. Leave out the quotation marks -- in this and all examples that follow.
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Quote the title of the play as the second element in the citation -- for example, "Shakespeare, William. Macbeth." Add another period at the end and italicize the title.
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List the title of the textbook it 's drawn from. This will also be italicized, and have a period at the end. The example citation so far