If I am using a quote from my source that includes a footnote number/parenthetical citation/figure reference, do I have to put that within my quotation?
Answer
You should not include anything that the MLA Handbook labels as an "editorial apparatus" - this includes numbers or symbols for footnotes, parenthetical citations, references to figures, and cross-references. The handbook also states to not transfer over any font formatting or design features besides italics, unless they are relevant to the analysis that you're conducting(MLA Handbook 279).
For more information:
https://style.mla.org/omissions-from-quotations/
Works Cited
MLA Handbook. 9th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2021.
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