Shakespeare retired from public life in 1610, right after the bubonic plague began to subside its attack on london. this act was unusual for the time, but he was by no means less active. in fact, the playwright continued to make frequent trips to london to collaborate with other playwrights, such as john fletcher, and to spend time with his son-in-law john hall, who married his elder daughter susanna in 1607. the playwright was an active dramatist and writer up until 1613 when the last of his great works was finished. from then on, shakespeare spent most of his time in stratford-upon-avon, where he had purchased the second-largest home in town for his family. william shakespeare died on april 23, 1616, and was buried at the holy trinity church in stratford two days later, with a curse written on his tombstone to ward off those who would disturb his bones. he was 52 years old at the time of his death and was survived by his wife, anna, and their two daughters. there are no direct descendants from shakespeare's line, as both daughters had children who did not make it to adulthood.

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what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).