A foil is a character that contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character. Chaucer uses a foil for numerous characters in The Canterbury Tales. Although a foil is mainly used to show important qualities in the protagonist of the story‚ Chaucer employs it to both bring his characters together and set them apart. Two characters that Chaucer compares and contrasts using this technique are the Knight and the Sea Captain‚ or Skipper. He depicts them
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How do people change in times of crisis and tragedy? In the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley‚ Victor learns a lesson in thinking before acting. Before creating the monster‚ he only cares about his studies and is relatively happy. After his creation‚ his studies become his phobia and his creation (which‚ while constructing him‚ used to be his love) became his tormentor. In the end‚ he learns his lesson and stops himself before committing the same mistake again. In creating life‚ one learns
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Power of Aluminum Foil Overview Greatly known for its negative impacts but‚ a study revealed of its positive health impacts that outweigh the negative. Aluminum foil is used to cover preserved food in order to make it last long and avoid any contamination. It has ability to heal wounds and scars in a way that you have to wrap the affected area with the foil for a period of 10 hours before unwrapping. Repeat the procedure in 3 times a month to enable permanent healing. Aluminum foil in the kitchen is
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Foils begin to comes into play during a work of literature when a secondary character is made similar to the main character to bring importance to the main character and his or her relationship with the secondary character. In Shakespeare’s work: Hamlet‚ there are many foils including Fortinbras‚ Claudius‚ and Laertes. These characters have been created to make the audience understand how important Hamlet is in the story. Hamlet and Fortinbras are not the best of friends and they do not see each
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impairments to his mental health and sense of judgment‚ which all impede his ability to focus on his goal. Laertes‚ the son of Claudius’s royal advisor Polonius‚ serves as a direct foil to Hamlet in his response to the news of his own father’s death‚ and the immediate action he takes in order to avenge Polonius. A foil character can be the complete opposite of the protagonist‚ or incredibly similar but for one key difference. In the case of Hamlet and Laertes‚ the latter applies. The likeness between
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Foil characters are described as two characters who have opposite characteristics‚ they are similar in some way‚ but for the most part their ideas and personalities are different. In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are perfect examples of foil characters because although they were raised by the same parents‚ in the same kingdom‚ their attitudes contradict. Antigone is not afraid to speak up to Creon‚ but Ismene begs Antigone not to break the law because
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Literature: Long Essay on Frankenstein Cormac O’Brien 2 AB Literrature Ms Hearne “We never meet people in fiction‚ just characters who we can read to represent different individuals‚ groups and ideas. Explore some of the representations you find most interesting in Frankenstein.” 1‚745 Words Written in 1818 and conceived from a nightmare‚ the gothic novel of Frankenstein is one of the most chilling and deeply disturbing stories ever told. The novel has transcended time periods‚ and today
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Within Frankenstein‚ nature plays a key role as it serves as the focal point of both Walton’s and Victor’s endeavors. As it appears‚ nature offers the characters comfort and helps restore their peace of mind. Moreover‚ the "creative force" of nature seems to be the enticement for both Walton and Victor’s actions. What’s even more significant though‚ which is in some accord with Romantic ideals‚ is the message the story relays that nature is not something to be conquered‚ but rather something to
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Sigmund Freud’s psychological theories and complexes can be used to apply a psychoanalytical reading practice to Shelley’s prose‚ Frankenstein. A psychoanalytical reading is used to evaluate and explain characters of a text‚ their motives and behaviour; hence this particular reading practice prioritises characterisation as it focuses on the evaluation of characters alone. Victor sets out on a journey of scientific knowledge and discovery with the intention to benefit mankind however‚ on his way
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Frankengay: the Monster of Repressed Homosexuality By Aloh Saffran The monster of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the quintessential embodiment of the other —which queer theory describes as those whom society at large considers outcasts based on their expression of non-privileged binary characteristics‚ or characteristics that‚ without substantial reasoning‚ have been deemed by society to be undesirable (Butler‚ ed. Abelove‚ Barale‚ and Halperin). While intellectually comparable with those
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