In Canada, a shot generally refers to the province's definition of a standard drink under liquor licenses. Although sizes may vary, most provinces cite amounts similar to Ontario's guidelines of 0.6 imp fl oz or 17.0 ml of pure alcohol. Since a shot is typically a spirit with 40 percent alcohol, this makes the shot 1.5 imp fl oz or 42.6 ml (though many establishments serve a standard drink of 1 oz). A double shot in North America may be either 2.5 or 3 fluid ounces.
Nevertheless, Duddy is the center of the story, and we are drawn to the challenges he must overcome and the goals he seeks to achieve. Foil-A foil is any character (usually the antagonist or an important supporting character) whose personal qualities contrast with another character (usually the protagonist). By providing this contrast, we get to know more about the other character.
Answers. Best Answer: A foil is someone who has been written into a scene of a play/show who only has to one purpose-to contrast in some way with another character. It could be humorous, like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, or dramatic, like (edit-even better) Romeo and Tybalt. But a foil of any sort is in a situation simply to mark a contrast or emphasize a characteristic in another character.