Word: foil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...itinerant Axel (Paul Vietzen), while Knut (Alexander Franklin) spends a considerable amount of time in the garden with the servant Adele (Maria Padilla). Knut's father, played by a singularly hilarious Andrew Sean Kuan, divides his time reciting obscure biblical proverbs, trying to woo Adele and attempting to foil the nascent love affair between Kerstin and Axel. Knut's mother (Eleanor Zoe Kincaid) frames the play, speaking only at the beginning...
...country, as a privileged minority whose members are viewed more favorably than Blacks or Hispanics because they are the objects of white racist love, while Blacks and Hispanics are the objects of white racist hate. To serve as an object of white racist love is to act as a foil to troublesome minorities, particularly Blacks, in order to diminish the validity of calls for greater social equality. Choi's article furthers this cause by promoting a "favorable" image of Asians, based on misleading standards like SAT scores...
Even before the albums were released, critics and fans had noticed Izzy's increased role on tour. Some of the best of Guns' as-yet-unfamiliar new material featured Stradlin's gravelly vocals ("Dust N' Bones") and his more bluesy style of rock n' roll ("Bad Obsession"). As a foil to Rose's artistic and personal extremism, Stradlin's introverted persona and laid-back rhythm and blues added some depth and a sense of mystery to the highly controversial, out-of-control band...
Debbie hasn't yet matured emotionally enough to either sustain a relationship like Linda and Steve's or reconsider one like Janet does. Instead, she provides a comical foil to the others...
...outside world. Some observers had openly wondered why Reebok, in its much publicized $25 million advertising campaign, had even paired O'Brien with Johnson. A knee injury and Johnson's withdrawal from the world championships last fall seemed to signal his decline. No matter. Reebok needed a foil for its sure thing, O'Brien...