elmar Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I couldn't find this in the search bar, but in essays is it preferred to mention the names of characters, historic figures, and others, by their first time or their last name after mentioning their full name first? I know in journalism, last names can be used to indicate the subject being mentioned, but I wasn't sure concerning the IB. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Generally if it's in a WL essay I'd refer to them by their full name or an honourific (e.g. Mr Blah or Mrs Blah) once and then proceed to refer to them by their surname or christian name subsequently. So yeah, pretty much what you said Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeG Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 (edited) I agree with Sandwich. The MLA style handbook says to refer to characters by their full name first, then you can refer to them by what they are most commonly known as, family name, etc. MLA does offer an exception; If a person/character is EXTREMELY well known, like Shakespeare, Hamlet , or Hitler, or famous religious figures , then you don't really need to refer to them by their entire name first, even though it contributes to a more "formal" paper. Edited November 12, 2010 by JoeGuff Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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