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	A dramatic character who enhances or deflates another character by contrast. Based on the literal jeweler’s foil, or black velvet cloth held behind a piece of jewelry to allow it to shine in contrast. Horatio, in Shakespeare’s ''Hamlet'', represents the definitive foil to Hamlet.		A dramatic character who enhances or deflates another character by contrast. Based on the literal jeweler’s foil, or black velvet cloth held behind a piece of jewelry to allow it to shine in contrast. Horatio, in Shakespeare’s ''Hamlet'', represents the definitive foil to Hamlet. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_%28literature%29/Foil] is a character who is different from another character and the foil character's difference highlights the qualities of the other character, which most of the time is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protagonist/proganoist]. Another way to interpret a foil character would be to explain them as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick/sidekick] with a contrasting personality.

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