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 by the same name‚ and his friend and foil Martin. Candide and Martin are very close friends. They traveled
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ "King Lear"‚ Shakespeare uses foil characters in opposition to the main heroes in order to compare and contrast personal qualities‚ goodness and sins‚ values and traditions of the society. In the play there are many foil characters that could compared and contrast. The main characters that shows comparison and contrasts are King Lear and Gloucester‚ Cordelia and Goneril/Regan‚ and Edgar and Edmund. King Lear and Gloucester are similar in many ways but they have contrast
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(Shakespeare 78 -79) Based on the characters Beatrice and Benedick the conflict between the two is that they have trouble expressing their love for each other‚ throughout the book the foil insult each other until they realize they love one another. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Benedick serves as the foil character of Beatrice by which Beatrice’s reasonable taste are illuminated through Benedick’s bearing thoughts; thus‚ compound the twist and conflict to the plot. Beatrice and
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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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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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Hamlet is a play that represents violence through its many scenes. The violence is shown throughout multiple characters including Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Laertes‚ and Fortinbras. Also‚ the plot includes multiple situations of violence such as the killing of late King Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet. The killing of these main characters derives from acts of revenge and selfishness‚ as they all represent inhumane qualities. Though other events in this play exhibit violence‚ such as the killing of late
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Foil: a character that has qualities that contrast with the qualities of another character to highlight the traits of the other character (“Foil”). Ex: Tamid‚ Amani’s friend‚ is Amani foil. Unlike Amani‚ who is rash‚ impulsive‚ and a dreamer‚ Tamid is cautious‚ realistic‚ and sensible. “.He said the same thing he always did. No matter where we went‚ nothing could change what we were: a cripple and a girl. If we were worthless here‚ why would it be different anywhere else? I’d tried to tell him
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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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Psychoanalytical criticism‚ the field of literary criticism most notably developed by Sigmund Freud’s psychological theories‚ reached its peak in the 1940’s and 1950’s. His widespread recognition stemmed from Freudian concepts such as the Oedipal complex‚ which came from his book An Interpretation of Dreams written in 1899. This theory developed by Freud says that at a very young age a child can generate an intense feeling of love for the parent of opposite sex‚ and an almost extreme dislike for
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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 is (739). The
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