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CHARACTER F

OIL

a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.[

n some cases, a subplot can be used as a foil to the main plot.

SOME CHARACTER FOILS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN In his novel “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, Robert Louis Stevenson

explores the theme of doppelganger in which “Hyde” is not only an evil double of the honorable Dr. Jekyll but also qualifies as his foil. “Jekyll” creates “Hyde” by a series of scientific experiments in order to prove his statement:

Where is there a character foil in MOST Dangerous Game ?

THINK OF ANOTHER CHARACTER FOIL ON YOUR OWN • Write down two characters from a story that are character foils of

each other

• List at lease three ways in how they are character foils

• Draw a picture of your character foils

Example

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