Which of the following is correct when using an author’s name in your essay?

Question

use the author’s full name throughout the essay
use the author’s last name when first mentioned and throughout the essay
use the author’s full name when first mentioned in your paper
use the author’s last name when first mentioned in your paper

Answer 1

Which of the following is the correct way to cite a scene from Hamlet?

Hamlet I.iv.12-14
Hamlet I. 4.12-14
Hamlet 1.iv 12-14
Hamlet 1.four.12-14

Answer 2

use the authors first name at the begining then substitute in his last here and there

Answer 3

and the hamlet one, its your seccond choice, i just learned that today :)

Answer 4

so Hamlet I. 4.12-14