I am writing a character analysis of Laura from The Glass Menagerie, and I need to use quotations from the play. How do you cite these? Also, how do I know when to put a quote in a little indented paragraph thing of its own?

1. For quoting:

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http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingquotes.html

2. For citing:
You need to have each source of information cited in TWO places:

1. the Works Cited page that is placed after the last page of your paper, and
2. in parentheses in the text of your paper, immediately after the quotation or paraphrase.

For example, this would go on the Works Cited page (with proper indentation for the second and following lines):

Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago, 1903. Project Bartleby. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. Dec. 1995. Columbia U. 2 Dec. 2003
<www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/dubois/>.

... and this would go immediately after the quotation or whatever:
(Du Bois)

The information in parentheses in the text needs to be as brief as possible. That's why there's a Works Cited page – for all the details of the listing.

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Here's a good place for information on citing in MLA format:
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Hold your cursor over the words CITING SOURCES in the left column and then click on whatever type of source you need help with. Many examples will show up. You will get two examples for each type of reference – one for the Works Cited page and one for the parenthetical (in-text) citation.

You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on Sample Works Cited in the left column.

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Citing quotations from a play like The Glass Menagerie follows a specific format. The first step is to mention the title of the play, the author's name (in this case, Tennessee Williams), and the act and scene numbers. If you are using a published edition of the play, the act and scene numbers are usually listed in the margins. For example, if you are quoting from Act 1, Scene 2 of The Glass Menagerie, your citation might look like this:

(Williams, 1.2)

Next, you need to specify the line numbers that your quotation comes from. Different editions may have variations in line numbering, so you should refer to the edition you are using to find the correct line numbers.

Regarding when to put a quote in a little indented paragraph, known as a block quotation, you typically use this format when the quotation is longer than four lines of prose or three lines of poetry. In such cases, you would separate the quotation from the rest of your text by indenting it one inch (or ten spaces) from the left margin. There is no need to enclose block quotations in quotation marks unless you are indicating dialogue within the quotation. Additionally, block quotations should be single-spaced and usually have a space before and after the block.

Remember to check your assignment guidelines or consult your instructor for specific citation requirements, as different formats may be preferred.