Here's how you would cite a quote from a famous person in your in-text citation and in your bibliography:
1. In-Text Citation:
* Direct quote: Place the quote within quotation marks and include the author's last name and page number (if available) in parentheses after the quote.
* Example: "To be or not to be, that is the question," (Shakespeare 129).
* Paraphrased quote: Include the author's last name and page number (if available) in parentheses after the paraphrased text.
* Example: Shakespeare famously poses the question of whether it is better to live or die (129).
2. Bibliography Entry:
* Provide the full bibliographic information for the source containing the quote.
* This will usually include:
* Author's name (last name, first name)
* Title of the work (in italics if it's a book)
* Publisher
* Publication year
Example:
* Quote from Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question," (Shakespeare 129).
* Bibliography entry:
Shakespeare, William. *Hamlet*. Edited by Stephen Greenblatt, The Norton Shakespeare, W. W. Norton & Company, 2008.
Important Notes:
* Page number: The page number is only necessary if you are quoting directly from the source.
* Multiple works by the same author: If you are citing from more than one work by the same author, include a shortened title of the work in the in-text citation to differentiate them.
* Indirect sources: If you are quoting a quote from a source that was not originally written by the famous person, you will need to cite both the original source and the source where you found the quote.
Let me know if you have any other questions!