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The Purveyor of Justice and Balance
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The one who brings balance. The role of the nemesis is to ensure that one person does not have too much – too much good fortune, too much acclaim, too much pride. The nemesis takes action to deprive the hero of some of his/her happiness, to discredit him/her, to bring him/her down a peg or two, to humble him/her. WHO IS NEMESIS ? http://www.hellenicgods.org/_/rsrc/1320361837899/n/%CE%9D%CE%88%CE %9C%CE%95%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%A3_Gheorghe_Tattarescu.jpg?height=3 20&width=215
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In more contemporary stories, the hero’s nemesis is a foil for the hero, often the polar opposite of the hero Sometimes the nemesis is who the hero might have become; the two characters faced the same situation but made different choices Often, it is a personal conflict between the hero and nemesis WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN… http://3.bp.blogspot.com/- WZ41UJFZyNM/TwYlIEPmYSI/AAAAAAAACso/AAMVQLtLlng/s1600/moriarty+a nd+holmes+in+lecture+hall+classroom+sherlock-holmes2-still02.jpg
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Your task is to describe the hero, identify the hero’s nemesis, insert a picture of the nemesis, and explain which of the roles the nemesis plays, which of the actions the nemesis takes to oppose the hero. Holmes is the ultimate intellectual hero, using his logic and reasoning skills to solve difficult cases. Moriarty is Holmes’ intellectual equal, which makes him even more dangerous, since he devotes his intellectual abilities to pursue crime. He is Holmes’ foil.
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Batman
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Spiderman
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Green Hornet
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Professor Xavier
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Thor
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Captain Kirk (the original)
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Captain Jean Luc Picard (SNG)
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Optimus Prime
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Jor El
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Harry Potter
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Hercules (from Greek mythology or the Legendary Journeys of Hercules - not the Disney cartoon)
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Xena Warrior Princess
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Merlin
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Splinter
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Ra, the Egyptian Sun God
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… Osiris, the Egyptian God of the Afterlife
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AND THE NEMESIS IS… If you don’t know who this is, I’m not speaking to you!
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