e/Foil (literature)

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has gloss	eng: A foil is a person who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of the main character's personality: to throw the character of the protagonist into sharper focus. A foil usually has some important characteristics in common with the other character, such as, frequently, superficial traits or personal history.
lexicalization	eng: foil
instance of	c/Counterparts to the protagonist

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