essay : argument v.summaries MLA format.i have attached all the documents needed for the essay .

Integrating Quotations -- Antigone

Quotations need to be incorporated into your own sentences.  They cannot stand alone.  Troyka refers to a stand-alone quotation as a "disembodied quotation" (549).

Integrated:  Antigone tells Ismene to “[t]ell everyone” (Prol. Ln 76).
Disembodied:   “Oh tell it! Tell everyone!... I am doing only what I must” (Prol. Ln 76-80).
Significant words and phrases that support your argument can be integrated into your argument in a variety of ways.

A quotation can flow smoothly with your own sentence, not needing any punctuation to introduce it.

Creon fears he will look weak and reasons that they should “lose to a man, at least!” (Sc III Ln 51).

Antigone describes what has happened to their family as an “infection” (4.39).

 It could be that Haimon is “just as much a victim” in the situation (Walsh and Jackson 45).

Sometimes a comma is used before the quotation, but not as often as students tend to think. Usually, a speaking verb indicates a comma is needed.

Teiresias warns, “You have kept from the gods below the child that is theirs” (Sc V Ln 79).

 David Brown asserts, “Teiresius may be the instigator” (73).

A colon can introduce a quotation you are unable to incorporate into your own sentence.  You must have a complete sentence before the colon.

Creon explains his position on political loyalty: “for the man who sees private friendship above the public welfare, -- I have no use for him, either” (Sc 1 Lns 21-22).

The vulnerability of the Greek city-state cannot be denied: “Athens [and the surrounding areas] was constantly under attack. A strong leader was as much a symbol as a governor” (“Ancient”).

At this point in your academic career you are not allowed to use long, blocked-off quotations.  Instead, practice your summarization and paraphrase skills.
NEVER USE AN OUTSIDE SOURCE TO SUMMARIZE THE PLAY!