The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë & MLA Review

1. The Tenant of Wildfell Hallby Anne Brontë & MLA Review Danika Rockett University of Baltimore English 371

2. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II:Characters • Arthur Huntingdon, 31 • Annabella Wilmot (Lady Lowborough), 25 • Lord Lowborough, mid 30s • Milicent (Hargrave) Hattersly, 18 • Ralph Hattersly, 26 • Grimsby, late 20s • Walter Hargrave, mid 20s • Esther Hargrave, 14 • Rachel, mid-50s

3. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II:Plot 20: Persistence 21: Opinions 22: Traits of Friendship 23: First Weeks of Matrimony 24: First Quarrel 25: First Absence 26: The Guests 27: A Misdemeanour 28: Parental Feelings 29: The Neighbour 30: Domestic Scenes 31: Social Virtues 32: Comparisons 33: Two Evenings 34: Concealment 35: Provocations 36: Dual Solitude 37: The Neighbour Again

4. A Couple of Important Issues Property entailment “… my property is mostly entailed and I cannot get rid of it” (p. 174). “… and then you’ve got your family estate; that’s entailed, you know” (p. 189). Marriage contracts among the peerage and the very wealthy “’And then, I’ve lost my Caroline’” (p. 189).

5. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Vol. II:Other Themes Arthur’s treatment of Helen • p. 200: “They are gone—and he is gone.” • p. 208: “…his delight increased in proportion to my anger and agitation…” • p. 213: “’…confounded slut…’” A virtuous woman’s ability to change a person’s character • p. 176: “But when Mr. Huntingdon is married …” • p. 220 Consequences of entering into a bad marriage • p. 209: “I ask myself, ‘Helen, what have you done?’” • p. 223: “…it is better to make a bold stand now…” What shall I do with the serious part of myself? ~p. 201 Come then, Helen, are you going to be a good girl? ~p. 215

6. Other Themes, cont. Lack of good parental role models (especially fathers) • p. 175: “I don’t think he cares enough about me.” • p. 177: “His wife shall undo what his mother did!” • p. 178: “… except my uncle, who hardly ever goes …” • p. 179: “Your aunt would answer ‘No’—but what say you?” Helen’s protection of Arthur • p. 203: “…the trouble I was at to frame excuses to my friends…” • p. 210: “…of course telling her nothing…” • p. 222

7. Other Themes, cont. Keeping bad company • p. 183: “…you’ve entailed upon me the curses of all my friends” • p. 188: “…I took him home—that is, to our club…” • p. “…Grimbsy did his utmost to tempt him to break it…” • p. 193: “Take the bottle, man!” • p. 221: “I must have somebody … not like your wife, Huntingdon…” • Other examples?

8. MLA Review

9. Sample 1st Page

10. Parenthetical Citation Examples: Print Source with Author In-text Example: Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3). Or Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3). Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966. Print. A full MLA citation includes the author’s last name, a space, and the page number. Look on the next slide for exceptions.

11. Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Entries Since the author’s name was mentioned, you don’t have to put it here. The page number alone will suffice. In-text Example: 1. Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). 2. Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). 3. Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263). Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print. The author’s name was NOT mentioned, so we put it here.

12. Citing Poems Frances E. W. Harper writes about the benefits of education, claiming that the ability to read made her “as independent/As the queen upon her throne” (43-44). Corresponding works cited entry: Harper, Frances E. W. “Learning to Read.” Class Handout. Cite the line number—not the page number Use a slash to indicate a new line

13. Works Cited Page: The Basics Sample Works Cited page. This is what a Works Cited page looks like:

14. Works Cited Page: Books Basic Format: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Examples: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print. Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. Print.

15. Works Cited Page: Film Film Example: Sense and Sensibility. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman. Miramax, 1995. Film. Note: All of this information about any film can be found at www.imdb.com Title is italicized The main actors, in order of billing The director of the film The production company

16. Works Cited Page: Class Handouts Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Class Handout. Astell, Mary. “A Serious Proposal to the Ladies.” Class Handout. Cobbe, Frances Power. “Wife-Torture in England.” Class Handout. Truth, Sojourner. “Ain’t I a Woman?” Class Handout. Note: This rule only applies to handouts given this class. Normally, you would need to provide more information regarding where the poem was published, etc.

17. The most important things … • Be sure to provide a parenthetical citation when you use quotes in your essays • The citation includes the author’s last name and the page number where the quote was found (or line number for poems) • Example: (Brontë 237) • Provide a Works Cited page for take-home essays (This is not necessary for in-class essays)

18. For More MLA Information • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition • Purdue Online Writing Lab • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ • Knight Citations will help you with your Works Cited entries • http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/