A foil in literature describes a character who contrasts with another character in order to make comparisons and highlight certain traits between these two persons.
Both Melantho and Eurycleia are servants of Odysseus. While Melantho is unloyal, (sleeping with the suitors while Odysseus is away) and treating him rudely when he returns disguised as a beggar, Eurycleia remains devoted and kind. Melantho is used as a foil for Eurycleia to showcase her good traits.
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I have indeed watched the movie, and even though I wasn't frightened by it, I would say it counts as a horror movie since there are gothic parts to it, but the romance and comedy in it largely overshadow the scary parts.
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The second, third and last one
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They protect the writer from being blamed of plagiarism and support their own words and background knowledge
