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  2. Foil (narrative) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works. [1] The following list labels some of these stereotypes and provides examples. Some character archetypes, the more universal

  4. Stock character - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]

  6. Category:Characters in children's literature - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Characters in children's literature" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  7. Category:Child characters in literature - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Child characters in literature" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 277 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Lists of fictional characters by work - Wikipedia

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    List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters; List of characters in The Batman; List of Beast Wars characters; List of Ben 10 characters; List of characters in Camp Lazlo; List of The Critic characters; List of Daria characters; List of Digimon Fusion characters. List of Digimon Adventure characters; List of Digimon Tamers characters; List of ...

  9. List of A Series of Unfortunate Events characters - Wikipedia

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    The children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events and its film and television adaptations features a large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. The original series follows the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet , Klaus , and Sunny , after their parents are killed in an ...