Other half of langlit study guide

Arthurian legend, Romeo and Juliet, shakespear and MLA format, writing conventions

Romeo

Male lead of Romeo and Juliet and is a Montague

Juliet

female lead in Romeo and Juliet and is a capulet

Apothecary

A character in Romeo and Juliet who sells poison to Romeo, ultimately leading to the tragic conclusion of the play.

Bathazar

A servant to Romeo who brings news of Juliet's death to Romeo

Benvolio

Romeo’s cousin and is known as a peacemaker

Capulet

Juliet’s father and threatens to kick Juliet out to live on the streets if she doesn’t marry Paris

Lady Capulet

Juliet’s mother

Friar John

Is supposed to get the plan out to Romeo, but gets quarantined in a nearby village for a while and fails to deliver the message Friar Lawrence had for him

Friar Lawrence

Friar who wed Romeo and Juliet and helps them be together throughout the play

Mercutio

Romeo’s friend who dies because of Tybalt. Known for his line, “Plague on both your houses!”

Lady Montague

Romeo’s mother who is implied to have died of grief

Nurse

Juliet’s caretaker and helps Romeo and Juliet throughout play , acting as a messenger

Paris

Juliet’s to be wed- Prince’s cousin, and dies because Romeo kills him

Tybalt

Juliet’s cousin, causes Mercutio to die and dies because Romeo kills him out of anger

Pagination

proper heading header

Four- tier heading

students name, teachers name, class name and due date in that exact order

Title

Title in the middle, important words capitalized but words like “and” and “the” are not

Spacing

Double spacing always

Font

Times New Roman size 12

Works cited page

last page, citations in alphabetical order

Parenthetical/ In text citations

(Indent all lines that come beneath it) authors last name and page number

Non-listing redundant thesis statements

avoid repeating points many times and get to the point in an essay about the thesis

“Stating the obvious”

pointing out something that everyone already knows, making essays lengthy and wordy

redundancies/ unintentional repetition

avoid repeating sentences and points, it takes away the interest in reading a work

The crowning of king Arthur

400-600 AD reign of 47 years, when Arthur claims the throne

The Mists of Avalon

 Morgan Lafay’s POV, Mother neglected her and Arthur and she disliked Arthur at the beginning but then began to like him 

Sir Lancelot du Lake

Trusted knight of the round table until he kissed Guinevere ( Arthur’s wife)

Sword in the Stone

When Arthur was switched with another child at bird to normal parents , and then Arthur pulls out the sword from the stone

Morte d’ Arthur

Arthur has to return sword to the lake and then dies