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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.
A stock character, popular in 16th-century Spanish literature, who is comically and shockingly vulgar. Clarín, the clown in Pedro Calderón de la Barca 's Life is a dream, is a gracioso. Examples of similar characters in Anglophone culture include Bubbles, Wheeler Walker, Jr. and the stand-up persona of Bob Saget.
The straight man is a foil, a contrasting character to the funny man. The direct contribution to the comedy a straight man provides typically comes in the form of a deadpan. The term is not related to sexuality. A straight man with no direct comedic role has historically been known as a stooge. Typically, he is expected to feed the funny man ...
Top row, from left to right: Pearl, Plankton, and Karen. Bottom row: Sandy, Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Squidward, Gary, Patrick, and Mrs. Puff. The characters in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg. The series chronicles the adventures of the ...
Carlton Banks is a fictional character portrayed by Alfonso Ribeiro on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 to May 1996, the preppy and politically conservative cousin, main foil, and eventual close friend to Will Smith 's cool and street-smart lead character. The character has been praised for portraying a ...
characters. The main cast, from left to right: Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt, Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson, Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter, Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross, Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane, and Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen. Suits is an American legal drama, created by Aaron Korsh. It premiered on USA Network in June 2011.
It includes: Kai (voiced by Clyde Kusatsu) – Clan Ishimura's leader. Sora (voiced by Haunani Minn) – A member of Clan Ishimura and Kai's second-in-command. Yama (voiced by Bruce Locke) – A member of Clan Ishimura and Sora's former mate who was banished from the clan for criminal activity.
Malina (girlfriend) Emperor Kuzco is the 18-year-old [ 1 ] emperor of the Incas (note however that the actual Inca monarchical title was Sapa Inca). His name is a reference to the ancient Incan city of Cusco. Kuzco is initially portrayed as an arrogant, callous and spoiled narcissist, but has a sense of charm and style.