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The most well-known dramatic foil character in Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. He acts as a direct opposite of the protagonist, Romeo. Mercutio is a skeptic, while Romeo is a romantic. Foils are used to bring emphasis to the qualities of another character, and they often serve as comic relief. Continue Reading.
In 1936, John Barrymore portrayed Mercutio in George Cukor's film Romeo and Juliet opposite Leslie Howard as Romeo. In 1961, Russ Tamblyn played the Mercutio character, Riff Lorton, in the film adaptation of West Side Story, the musical modernised version of Romeo and Juliet. In 1968, John McEnery portrayed Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's film Romeo and Juliet.