Antigone Foil – characters who have contrasting or opposite qualities. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Ismene is shown to be in great contrast to Antigone‚ who is her sister. She is portrayed as a gentle and passive while Antigone is depicted as an aggressive and headstrong woman. In the prologue‚ Antigone and Ismene are shown discussing what has transpired since their leave and subsequent return to Thebes. In this scene Antigone asks her sister in line 6-7 “have they told you of the new decree
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Prince Hamlet struggles with the inexplicable death of his father‚ the betrayal by his uncle‚ and the inadvertent murder of a seemingly innocent man. Laertes likewise suffers through the accidental death of his father‚ the betrayal by a man close to the family‚ and the snide and sneaky murder of that same man. The difference between Hamlet and Laertes‚ however‚ clearly lies in how these men handle the difficult situations they face. Hamlet‚ the intelligent thinker‚ calmly overanalyzes each detail
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How to Season a Crawfish Boil How to Season Your Crawfish Boil It’s in the water‚ really. The difference between crawdads from Louisiana or crayfish from anywhere else comes down to the seasoning added in the boiling water. Cajun cuisine has been stereotyped along with Chinese‚ Korean‚ Indian‚ Mexican and Thai foods for being very hot and spicy. While not every Cajun dish causes tears and runny noses‚ many are generously seasoned. With any dish‚ the amount of pepper spice desired is easily adjusted
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the connection between the characters and family members is what wins the battle for Harry in the end. At one point‚ Voldemort ironically asks‚ “Is it love again?” as Harry repeatedly brought up that love was what was going to destroy Voldemort (739). Voldemort goes on to say that “Dumbledore’s favorite solution‚ love‚ which he claimed conquered death though love did not stop him falling from the tower and breaking like an old waxwork” on which Rowling uses as the foil to show how blind Voldemort
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power‚ he creates a paradox between Hero and Claudio‚ and to compound that Don John tries to escape Messina. Eventually Hero and Claudio is married and everything is good. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Don John serves as the foil character by which Don Pedro’s eminent reputation are Illuminated through Don John’s combatant actions; thus‚ perpetually influencing the resolution of the plot. Don Pedro and Don John both Contradict each other‚ with Don Pedro’s responsible actions and
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Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about knowing your surroundings‚ and listening to your instincts‚ just as the dog in this story did. London’s human character‚ who is nameless in the story‚ is more like a foil; with the main character being the harsh landscape of the Yukon‚ where the story takes place amid -75 below temperatures. The man shows how arrogant and inexperienced he is when he travels to the Yukon Territory without proper clothing‚ the use of a sled‚ or companions. He has no
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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 Lady Capulet is finally taking an interest in her daughter’s life. When
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Myshel D. Bisard Mrs. J. Hanno AP Lit 21 November 2011 Foil Essay: Frankenstein When two contrasting personalities are juxtaposed‚ it often results in the illumination of distinctive characteristics of the personalities‚ reflecting the theme of a literary work. In Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein and The Monster are an example of this. As a foil to Frankenstein‚ The Monster exhibits personality traits that greatly contrast those of Frankenstein. The portrayed sensitivity
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Before aluminum foil was invented‚ food and other items were packed in tin foil. However‚ tin foil was too stiff to be malleable‚ and some experts feared that it might affect food adversely. History Although others have vied for the honor‚ history credits Hans Christian Oersted‚ a Danish chemist for the initial discovery of aluminum foil‚ 1n 1825. On April 2‚ 1889‚ Charles Martin Hall patented an inexpensive method for the production of aluminum. The earliest production of aluminum foil was in France
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A minor character‚ often known as a foil‚ possesses traits that emphasize‚ by contrast or comparison‚ the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the novel portrays a society that is remarkably unfair: in the 1930’s in the Southern United States in a small town where racism is part of the very fabric of society. Bob Ewell demonstrates the theme racial prejudice through his racial slurs‚ while the main character Atticus Finch
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