In an English essay. do quotes need to be written in a new line?

Question

I am writing an essay for my English class aboutthe play Death of a Salesman and I am wondering if when qouting from the book, do I have to write the quote in a seperate line, and should it be indented? For example:

Willy and Happy did not have a very good relationship because Willy did not pay much attention to his son. Growing up, he was always overshadowed by his brother, Biff and the first time this is evident is when Willy reminisces about the past.
-> "Happy: I'm loosing weight, Pop. You notice?
Willy: Jumping rope is good too.
Biff: Dad, see my new ball?
Willy, examing the ball: Where'd you get this from?"
-> It is evident that Willy is putting more important to Biff's ball, which he "borrowed" rather than Happy's weight loss, which he earned.

Did I format it right? Am I supposed to indent when writing the quote, THEN indent again when I'm continuing with the essay after the closing quotation? I drew the arrows.

Answer 1

G'day Silly Rabbit trixr4kids,

Thank you for your question.

In general, quotes should be within the body of the text if they are relatively small and indented if they are larger. When the quotes finish, the indentation should finish shortly.

I have attached sources for your reference.

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Answer 2

When you are quoting dialog between 2 or more characters in a play, you move the whole quoted text over 10 spaces from the left margin, and you don't use quotation marks. Type each character's name in all capital letters. Indent lines under the character's name (if you go to a second line) an additional 3 spaces. List the act number after the final punctuation (if there's room, it would be on the same line. I wanted to demonstrate, but this site messes up the spacing, so I hope I've explained it clearly.

Indent the next line as you move into your discussion of the text.

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Answer 3

As a general rule, if the quote is less than three lines, keep it in the body of your paragraph. If longer, it needs its own special space... put a space between it and the paragraph, then DOUBLE indent (push tab twice). Keep the whole quote lined up on the double indent. Quoting dialogue will almost always mean doing the latter option. You DO NOT need to indent (like you would at the beginning of a paragraph) when you start the paragraph again after putting in the quote.

Answer 4

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