By using a passage, idea, thought, inventions, etc. from any form of text without a proper citation is considered plagiarism, regardless of whether it is paraphrased. This is evident in your essay when you stated “Lear's madness is an anger which has reached its extreme limits because of his old age, the loss of his physical energy, the banishment of Cordelia and finally, the way in which he is mistreated by his other daughters. All of this creates an internal wasteland which coincides with the grey landscape of the heath. Here, Lear experiences a complete collapse while screaming angrily into the air”. This passage is an act of plagiarism due to that fact that it is paraphrased from a book without any credit given to the author. The original passage is “Lear's madness can be called an anger that has reached its most extreme limits. His old age, the loss of his physical energy, the banishment of Cordelia, and finally, the way he suffers after he is mistreated by his other daughters - all of this results in an internal wasteland that coincides with the bleak landscape of the heath. Here, he experiences a complete breakdown while angrily screaming imprecations into the air.” As you can see, the original passage and the passage used in your essay share an nearly identical format with a few words changed. Although you may have not thought it was plagiarism because you paraphrased, the idea and format of this text is taken from the author. Your actions failed to take any consideration of the human dignity and justice of the