Transcript How to make a quote sandwich

How to make a quote sandwich
A quote sandwich has 3 main parts
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Context
Quote
Analysis
An example of a quote sandwich
Juliet often uses duplicity to remain loyal to Romeo while
deceiving her parents and Paris. One example of this is when
Lady Capulet is trying to comfort Juliet, who is presumably
upset over Tybalt’s death. Juliet is actually more distraught
over Romeo’s banishment, but she pretends to be angry at
Romeo. Juliet tells her mother, “Indeed, I never shall be
satisfied / With Romeo till I behold him—dead— / Is my poor
heart, so for a kinsman vexed” (Shakespeare 3.5.98-100).
Lady Capulet will interpret this to mean that Juliet wants to
behold Romeo dead. However, the audience knows that
Juliet actually means her heart is dead. Lady Capulet thinks
the kinsman who is vexed is Tybalt, whereas Juliet is actually
referring to Romeo. Juliet cleverly employs ambiguous
speech to keep her love for Romeo secret yet true.
1. Context
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Where in the story the quote is from
What is happening at that moment
Which character said it to whom
Example:
Juliet often uses duplicity to remain loyal to Romeo while
deceiving her parents and Paris. One example of this is when
Lady Capulet is trying to comfort Juliet, who is presumably
upset over Tybalt’s death. Juliet is actually more distraught
over Romeo’s banishment, but she pretends to be angry at
Romeo. Juliet tells her mother, “Indeed, I never shall be
satisfied …
2. Quote
Should not be too long
 Should not merely state a fact
 Must be punctuated correctly (use / to show line breaks)
 Must be followed by the correct citation
Example:
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…Juliet tells her mother, “Indeed, I never shall be
satisfied / With Romeo till I behold him—dead—
/ Is my poor heart, so for a kinsman vexed”
(Shakespeare 3.5.98-100). Lady Capulet will
interpret this to mean that Juliet wants to behold
Romeo dead…
2.5 Punctuating & Citing the Quote
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The quote will start with a lower case letter if you
start in mid-sentence
The quote will start with a capital letter if it is the
beginning of a sentence
Put a / to show the line breaks
The author and act.scene.lines-lines will be in
parenthesis after the quote.
The period goes after the parenthesis.
(Shakespeare 3.5.98-100).
3. Analysis
Your interpretation
 Explain how it proves your point
 Describe what the quote reveals
Example:
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Juliet tells her mother, “Indeed, I never shall be satisfied / With
Romeo till I behold him—dead— / Is my poor heart, so for a
kinsman vexed” (Shakespeare 3.5.98-100). Lady Capulet will
interpret this to mean that Juliet wants to behold Romeo dead.
However, the audience knows that Juliet actually means her
heart is dead. Lady Capulet thinks the kinsman who is vexed is
Tybalt, whereas Juliet is actually referring to Romeo. Juliet
cleverly employs ambiguous speech to keep her love for
Romeo secret yet true.
Quote Sandwich…mmm…delicious!
Topic
Juliet often uses duplicity to remain loyal to Romeo while
Sentence deceiving her parents and Paris. One example of this is
when Lady Capulet is trying to comfort Juliet, who is
presumably upset over Tybalt’s death. Juliet is actually
Context
more distraught over Romeo’s banishment, but she
pretends to be angry at Romeo. Juliet tells her mother,
“Indeed, I never shall be satisfied / With Romeo till I
Quote
behold him—dead— / Is my poor heart, so for a kinsman
vexed” (Shakespeare 3.5.98-100). Lady Capulet will
interpret this to mean that Juliet wants to behold Romeo
dead. However, the audience knows that Juliet actually
means her heart is dead. Lady Capulet thinks the
Analysis
kinsman who is vexed is Tybalt, whereas Juliet is
actually referring to Romeo. Juliet cleverly employs
ambiguous speech to keep her love for Romeo secret
yet true.
For more information
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See A Pocket Style Manual p. 116-119
section titled “Integrating literary quotations”
See A Pocket Style Manual page 126 #19
“verse plays and poems” for more
information on how to cite Shakespeare