Danika Rockett University of Baltimore English 371 The Tenant
of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bront & MLA Review
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II: Characters Arthur
Huntingdon, 31 Annabella Wilmot (Lady Lowborough), 25 Lord
Lowborough, mid 30s Milicent (Hargrave) Hattersly, 18 Ralph
Hattersly, 26 Grimsby, late 20s Walter Hargrave, mid 20s Esther
Hargrave, 14 Rachel, mid-50s
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II: Plot 20: Persistence 21:
Opinions 22: Traits of Friendship 23: First Weeks of Matrimony 24:
First Quarrel 25: First Absence 26: The Guests 27: A Misdemeanour
28: Parental Feelings 29: The Neighbour 30: Domestic Scenes 31:
Social Virtues 32: Comparisons 33: Two Evenings 34: Concealment 35:
Provocations 36: Dual Solitude 37: The Neighbour Again
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A Couple of Important Issues Property entailment my property is
mostly entailed and I cannot get rid of it (p. 174). and then youve
got your family estate; thats entailed, you know (p. 189). Marriage
contracts among the peerage and the very wealthy And then, Ive lost
my Caroline (p. 189).
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II: Other Themes Arthurs
treatment of Helen p. 200: They are goneand he is gone. p. 208: his
delight increased in proportion to my anger and agitation p. 213:
confounded slut A virtuous womans ability to change a persons
character p. 176: But when Mr. Huntingdon is married p. 220
Consequences of entering into a bad marriage p. 209: I ask myself,
Helen, what have you done? p. 223: it is better to make a bold
stand now What shall I do with the serious part of myself? ~p. 201
Come then, Helen, are you going to be a good girl? ~p. 215
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Other Themes, cont. Lack of good parental role models
(especially fathers) p. 175: I dont think he cares enough about me.
p. 177: His wife shall undo what his mother did! p. 178: except my
uncle, who hardly ever goes p. 179: Your aunt would answer Nobut
what say you? Helens protection of Arthur p. 203: the trouble I was
at to frame excuses to my friends p. 210: of course telling her
nothing p. 222
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Other Themes, cont. Keeping bad company p. 183: youve entailed
upon me the curses of all my friends p. 188: I took him homethat
is, to our club p. Grimbsy did his utmost to tempt him to break it
p. 193: Take the bottle, man! p. 221: I must have somebody not like
your wife, Huntingdon Other examples?
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MLA Review
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Sample 1 st Page
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Parenthetical Citation Examples: Print Source with Author
In-text Example: Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke
as "symbol-using animals" (3). Or Human beings have been described
as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3). Corresponding Works Cited
Entry: Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life,
Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966. Print. A
full MLA citation includes the authors last name, a space, and the
page number. Look on the next slide for exceptions.
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The authors name was NOT mentioned, so we put it here. Since
the authors name was mentioned, you dont have to put it here. The
page number alone will suffice. Parenthetical Citations and Works
Cited Entries In-text Example: 1. Wordsworth stated that Romantic
poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
(263). 2. Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous
overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). 3. Wordsworth
extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process
(263). Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Wordsworth, William.
Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print.
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Citing Poems Frances E. W. Harper writes about the benefits of
education, claiming that the ability to read made her as
independent/As the queen upon her throne (43-44). Corresponding
works cited entry: Harper, Frances E. W. Learning to Read. Class
Handout. Cite the line number not the page number Use a slash to
indicate a new line
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Works Cited Page: The Basics Sample Works Cited page. This is
what a Works Cited page looks like:
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Works Cited Page: Books Basic Format: Lastname, Firstname.
Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication. Examples: Gleick, James. Chaos:
Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print. Gillespie,
Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring.
Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. Palmer, William J. Dickens and New
Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. Print.
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The main actors, in order of billing The director of the film
Works Cited Page: Film Film Example: Sense and Sensibility. Dir.
Bryan Singer. Perf. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and
Alan Rickman. Miramax, 1995. Film. Note: All of this information
about any film can be found at www.imdb.com Title is italicized The
production company
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Works Cited Page: Class Handouts Authors name. Title of
Article. Class Handout. Astell, Mary. A Serious Proposal to the
Ladies. Class Handout. Cobbe, Frances Power. Wife-Torture in
England. Class Handout. Truth, Sojourner. Aint I a Woman? Class
Handout. Note: This rule only applies to handouts given this class.
Normally, you would need to provide more information regarding
where the poem was published, etc.
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The most important things 1. Be sure to provide a parenthetical
citation when you use quotes in your essays 1. The citation
includes the authors last name and the page number where the quote
was found (or line number for poems) 2. Example: (Bront 237) 2.
Provide a Works Cited page for take-home essays (This is not
necessary for in-class essays)
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For More MLA Information MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers, 7 th edition Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ owl/resource/747/01/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ owl/resource/747/01/ Knight
Citations will help you with your Works Cited entries
http://www.calvin.edu/library /knightcite/
http://www.calvin.edu/library /knightcite/
