Lit and Comp 2008 – Function Of FOIL Character Foil Character In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the story’s protagonist‚ Hester Prynne commits adultery and is forced to live her life with the scarlet letter “A” embroidered upon her chest. The outcome of Hester’s “unforgivable sin” is her daughter‚ Pearl who is seen as a demon and symbol of evil by all in the Puritan village. Throughout the novel the author portrays Pearl as a foil character to her mother‚ Hester by showing
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OF FOILS "It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times […] we were all going directly to Heaven‚ we were all going directly the other way" (Dickens 7). Charles Dickens "[influenced] the development of the serial novel" and created many classics (Pool 389). Only Shakespeare used the same writing techniques as Dickens (Engel). The novel "A Tale of Two Cities" is a grand example of character foils and doubling within one of Dickens ’ novels. The use of England‚ France‚ and the characters makes
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Nicole Ventzke Crystal Jensen 1102 T/H 2/14/11 Hamlet Character Analysis: Hamlet One aspect that makes William Shakespeare’s Hamlet alluring is how he broke the limiting mold of the one-dimensional character by representing characters in all of their human complexity. Hamlet‚ for example‚ is a compelling character because he is complicated. As Hamlet himself observes early in the play in‚ “Tis not alone my inky cloak/nor customary suits of solemn black‚ /Nor…forced breath/No‚ nor the fruitful
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Per.2 Eng 4 Mr. Falletta 12/18/12 Shakespeare’s Grey Area Characters Good against evil are two commonly used themes in writing. We usually find which of the characters in a story are good and which are evil through smaller‚ less important characters. In the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ these less important characters show Hamlet and Claudius as both good and evil. In Shakespeare’s play‚ he decides to portray his main characters in the grey area instead of a more traditional black and white
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main protagonist‚ Hamlet experiences a series of events that dramatically change his character. When the audience first meets Hamlet‚ he is dressed in all black he is portrayed as a sulky‚ depressed prince. Through the course of the play however‚ it is revealed that Hamlet as a character has more than one side to him – he is brooding as he is impulsive‚ and he is vengeful as his is indecisive. The audience sees Hamlet struggling with the death of his father‚ and the emotional
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the readers of Hamlet to a specific interpretation of each character. Each reader is left to decide the true extent of Hamlet’s evil and insane ways or to realize that he clearly is a victim of circumstances beyond his control‚ therefore declaring him innocent. Because of William Shakespeare’s writing style‚ the reader receives little help in discovering who is truly innocent and who is as guilty as Claudius. <br> <br>Many scholars agree that Hamlet may be the most complex character presented by any
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OPHELIACHARACTER ANALYSIS Even as a minor character in the play Hamlet‚ the character Ophelia plays a vital part in the development of both the plot and thematic ideas. However‚ Ophelia is an extremely complicated character as she can be read in many different ways. This in effect causes the readers or audience to be more insightful and gain a greater understanding of the plot and thematic ideas in the play such as "Love and Loyalty‚" and "Madness." When exploring the character of Ophelia we must take into consideration
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Usages of Foil Characters Everyone in this world has someone who is contradictory to them. Similarly‚ in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has many foils. Santiago‚ the hero of this story‚ is an adventurous shepherd from a small Andalusian town who sets out to achieve his personal legend‚ his dream‚ to find treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. The author of The Alchemist uses foils to allude to Santiago’s traits‚ and helps the reader apprehend the different situations and other
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complying individuals. That is of no exception when it comes to the female characters in the tragedy “Hamlet”. Both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s lover‚ are portrayed so subdued that throughout the play they can be seen as minor characters up until the end when their characters blossomed and their voices ignited. Despite the importance of women in the play “Hamlet”‚ Shakespeare presents female characters as weak‚ submissive individuals who are subservient to men. Ophelia‚ a beautiful
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A foil character is a character who provides a contrast to another character. In the play‚ Hamlet by William Shakespeare there are multiple foil characters who not only provide a contrast to one another but share some similarities as well. All the foils in this book are foils of none other than the main character‚ Hamlet. The first foil character is Fortinbras‚ although he is not a major character in the play he does play an important role. Like Hamlet‚ Fortinbras’ father has also passed away and
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