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Foils In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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In William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, two characters, Helena and Hermia are not only best friends, but also foils of each other. Appearance wise, Hermia is short, saying herself that she is “so dwarfish and so low” (Ⅲ.ⅱ.303), whereas Helena is very tall. When Lysander confessed his love to Helena instead of Hermia, Hermia thought it was because of Helena’s “height, forsooth she hath prevailed with him.” (Ⅲ.ⅱ.301). Furthermore, Hermia has a dark complexion while Helena has a fair complexion. Hermia is brunette, has an olive skin tone and “blessed and attractive” (Ⅱ.ⅱ.64) brown eyes. Helena is blonde, has a light skin tone and blue eyes. On the other hand, when it comes to personality, the two are definite foils of one
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