In this missing scene‚ Abigail Williams meets John Proctor in the woods‚ where they discuss the happenings in town. Abigail tells John of the mental suffering she has gone through for the good of the town‚ and even shows John the physical proof of her sufferings. Abigail is not in any way connected to witchcraft and has no ability to see spirits‚ Abigail appears insane. She appears to believe that the wounds she has caused herself were. But not only is Abigail is insane enough to mutilate her body
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loyalty found in the novel. In this novel‚ Hassan serves as a foil to Amir by demonstrating both of their flaws and strengths. These qualities include Hassan’s bravery and loyalty which highlight Amir’s flaws such as selfishness and lack of courage. These qualities illuminate the meaning of the work. Although both characters in the novel‚ Amir and Hassan‚ have similar hobbies‚ these two characters serve as foils to each other. Both characters highlight their flaws and strengths of one another. Hassan’s
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is fortunate enough to have two mother figures. However‚ these two women create contrast in Juliet’s life. Lady Capulet‚ being her mother‚ and the Nurse‚ being the one who nurtured her‚ are foils. While Juliet is a Capulet by name‚ she was hand over to the Nurse to be raised immediately following her birth. Shakespeare uses these foils to create contrast and complexity to his tragic composition. Juliet is now of age to be married off and
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Comedy and Tragedy as Foils Shakespeare is an author that is known to pair comedy and tragedy together as foils. Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the
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In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses several literary FOILS to contrast Hamlet’s character. These characters use their relationship and interactions with Hamlet to better show the audience who he is. Many of theses characters are alike in their negative ways. I think by using foils with negative attitudes Shakespeare shows the true Hamlet. I think one of the more oblivious and not so negative FOIL is Horatio‚ through all the madness they remain friends. In the play you get to experience the trust and loyalty
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Abigail: beautiful‚ wise‚ beloved‚ kindhearted‚ and intelligent. Abigail is a lesser-known champion in the Bible‚ an unassuming lady who was hitched to an affluent lowlife. Abigail joined her intelligence with her riches to show up before a drawing nearer foe to argue for the security of her significant other’s family. In any case‚ the account of Abigail began much sooner than her fearless experience with David. It started with the passing of Samuel‚ the prophet of God. As a character‚ Abigail is
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Hamlet The different characters with various characteristics make the play with more color and plots. In the play there are several foils exist within the characters which are interesting to look into. Hamlet and Horatio‚ Hamlet and Fortinbras‚ Hamlet and Claudius and Hamlet and Laertes are all have more or less some qualities that are opposite. Compare to Hamlet’s irrational action Horatio is more rational which can be shown in act1 scene4‚ where Horatio stops Hamlet to go deeply into the forest
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in a book? These are known as foils because one of these characters brings out a personality of another one. In the book much ado about nothing by Shakespeare‚ this a comedy brings characters that are drastically different from each other‚ this essay focuses on Claudio and Benedick who are friends but are also very different from each other. These characters are different they bring out each other’s reactions‚ feelings‚ and experience. Claudio and Benedick are foils of each other‚Claudio is a person
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A foil is a character that contrasts another character‚ it is usually used with dramatic differences or extreme similarities with a key alteration setting them apart. In the play Antigone‚ Ismene is a foil to Antigone. Antigone demonstrates strong will and courage while Ismene demonstrates weakness. In the period of a male dominating time‚ Antigone stands out. She puts her belief and family before her life. In addition‚ when Sentry brings her to Creon saying it was her who buried Polyneices‚ she
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important traits in a primary character‚ authors sometimes include a secondary character who contrasts in important ways with the former. This secondary character is referred to as a foil. These characters are sometimes similar in many ways‚ thereby making their differences even more pronounced in comparison. The relationship between these characters can be used to bring important personality traits to life. One example of this is the relationship between the main character Candide in Voltaire’s novella
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