Characters as Foils

I’ve been reading Oedipus the King for my Introduction to Literature course, and I’ve enjoyed the way Creon functions as a foil of Oedipus, particularly his wise words in this line:

I don’t know; and when I know nothing, I usually hold my tongue.

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