Foil

=FOIL-= =a character that contrasts another character,usually the protagonist, to highlight and show importance to that character=

=Examples:= =Sydney Carlton and Charles Darnay from //A Tale of Two Cities// are also considered classic foils, though ironically they //look// exactly alike= = = = = =Laertes and Fortinbras in Shakespeare's play //Hamlet// are also examples of character foils - all faced with the dilemma of how/whether to achieve revenge for the murder of their fathers, Laertes and Fortinbras serve to highlight Hamlet's morality.= = = Definition and examples- http://www.literarydevices.com/foil/

Most of us have heard the word “ **foil **” used in a **literary ** context, and when used to describe a character, it means that that character serves to highlight one or more attributes of another character, often the protagonist, by providing a contrast. In the Harry Potter series, Draco Malfoy is a **foil ** to Harry Potter.