When quoting someone who is referring to a fictional character in a play, you don't put the name of the character in italics or single quotes do you?
Please advise. Mary

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When quoting someone who is referring to a fictional character in a play, you don't put the name of the character in italics or single quotes do you?
Please advise. Mary

anonymous · Answer

I use the inverted commas (single quotes) on well, quotes. But names...hmm. I'm not quite sure. What's your sentence?

jagatuba · Answer

If the quote is something like:

Please don't blow your horn Horatio.

It would be:

"Please don't blow your horn Horatio."

No single quotes, no italics.

anonymous · Answer

I am quoting my Artistic Director, and she is referring to the character of Tom, in The Glass Menagerie inside the quote, I just write Tom, no single quote or italics, right?