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Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza, as illustrated by Gustave Doré: the characters' contrasting qualities [1] are reflected here even in their physical appearances. In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist.
Foil: A character, especially in a double act, who is in most respects the opposite of the protagonist or straight man. The contrast between a character and their foil allows each characters' traits to be highlighted. Lou Costello in the Abbott and Costello film series; Lucy Ricardo in the television sitcom series I love Lucy
This stock character provides pathos as yet another counterpoint to the plays' comic business and royal pomp." [8] Tara Brabazon discusses how the "school ma'am on the colonial frontier has been a stock character of literature and film in Australia and the United States. She is an ideal foil for the ill mannered, uncivilised hero.
Pages in category "Characters in children's literature" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Jim Hawkins (character) Abby Hayes; Hayflower and Quiltshoe; The Hazelnut Child; Jenna Heap; Septimus Heap (character) The Hedgehog, the Merchant, the King and the Poor Man; Greg Heffley; Paulina Hlinka; Holly Hobbie (fictional character) The Great Gilly Hopkins; Horrid Henry; Henry Huggins; Jenny Humphrey
imaginary friend of the title character in Jojo Rabbit: Billy Murdock's invisible dog in The A-Team: Bing Bong childhood friend of Riley in Inside Out: Blue Jeremy's childhood imaginary friend and several other characters in IF: Captain Excellent Paper Man: Chauncey Imaginary: Drop Dead Fred Drop Dead Fred: Elvis Presley: True Romance: Eric ...
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Flanderization is a widespread phenomenon in serialized fiction. In its originating show of The Simpsons, it has been discussed both in the context of Ned Flanders and as relating to other characters; Lisa Simpson has been discussed as a classic example of the phenomenon, having, debatably, been even more Flanderized than Flanders himself. [9]