Place quotation marks before and after the play's quoted material, unless you refer to the play without directly quoting it. For example: Rosalind says, "Well, I will forget the condition of my Estate, to rejoice in yours" (i.i.16-17).
Use line breaks when you quote shorter passages from the play. For example: Celia remarks, "Why should this Desert be?/ for it is unpeopled? No:/ Tongues I'll hang on every Tree/ that shall civil sayings show" (iii.ii.133-136).
Use parentheses after the quoted material or any direct play reference that requires a citation. If you previously mentioned the title, include the act, scene and line numbers instead: (iv. ii. 206-208).
Indent the citation using a block quote, if you cite four or more lines from a play. In a block quote, copy the lines as they appear in the play without slashes to divide the lines.
List all materials you use in a "works cited" page after you write the essay, according to MLA style.