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Which choice displays an example of plagiarism?
A) Hamlet's crazy act is described as "an actor stepping into life" (Doyle 55).
B) One could call Hamlet's choice to feign madness as that of an actor stepping into life.
C) Patrick Doyle describes Hamlet's "antic disposition" as that of "an actor stepping into life" (55).
D) If he is "an actor stepping into life," Hamlet nevertheless convinces most of those around him that he is quite insane (Doyle 55).**
The choice that displays an example of plagiarism is D) "If he is 'an actor stepping into life,' Hamlet nevertheless convinces most of those around him that he is quite insane (Doyle 55)." This is plagiarism because it includes the exact words from the original source (Doyle) without proper citation or quotation marks.
To identify which choice displays an example of plagiarism, we need to understand what plagiarism means. Plagiarism is when someone uses someone else's ideas, words, or work without giving them proper credit.
Looking at the given choices:
A) Hamlet's crazy act is described as "an actor stepping into life" (Doyle 55).
This option references the work of someone else, Doyle, by citing the page number (55). But it does not explicitly state that it's Doyle's idea, so it could be seen as an example of plagiarism.
B) One could call Hamlet's choice to feign madness as that of an actor stepping into life.
This option presents the idea without directly quoting someone else and doesn't provide a proper citation. It doesn't seem to be plagiarized.
C) Patrick Doyle describes Hamlet's "antic disposition" as that of "an actor stepping into life" (55).
This option directly attributes the idea to Patrick Doyle by stating that he describes Hamlet's "antic disposition" and provides a citation (55). It is not plagiarism.
D) If he is "an actor stepping into life," Hamlet nevertheless convinces most of those around him that he is quite insane (Doyle 55).
This option quotes someone, Doyle, and cites the relevant page number. However, it is not the same idea as described in the original passage. It seems to be paraphrasing Doyle's words with some additional context.
Based on this analysis, the example of plagiarism is:
A) Hamlet's crazy act is described as "an actor stepping into life" (Doyle 55).
To determine this, we needed to understand what plagiarism means, carefully analyze each choice, and assess whether proper credit was given to the original source.