Transcript Nemesis
NEMESIS The Purveyor of Justice and Balance DEFINITION From nemein- to "distribute, allot, apportion one's due (Greek goddess of vengence) •The hero’s nemesis (not in every myth) •When it is not present, the role of the nemesis is typically the hero him/herself. •When present, the nemesis represents all of the hero’s flaws and weaknesses and will require that things learned throughout the journey be used to defeat it. WHO IS NEMESIS 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. ? 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 WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN… •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 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/WZ41UJFZyNM/TwYlIEPmYSI/AAAAAAAACso/AAMVQLtLlng/s1600/moriarty+and+ho lmes+in+lecture+hall+classroom+sherlock-holmes2-still02.jpg 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. You must include all four elements to get full credit on each slide I provided examples from movies, cartoons, television, literature and mythology. You should be able to find at least four that you recognize and can explain. . 4 slides = C, 6 slides = B, 8 slides = A (Please delete the slides you do not use.) 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. HERCULES VS ARES (SAMPLE) Hercules (from Greek mythology or the Legendary Journeys of Hercules - not the Disney cartoon) is the son of Zeus and Alcmene; he is half-god and not sure if he is immortal or not. He is loved by although Hera despises him. He is also loved by most mortal men for his willingness to help others. Ares is the son of Hera and Zeus and one of the 12 Sitting Gods of Olympus. As God of War, he despises Hercules’ empathy for others and is jealous that Zeus loves Hercules more. Ares looks for ways to hurt the people Hercules cares about and to cause destruction in general. HERCULES VS Hercules (form mythology) ODYSSEUS VS Odysseus PERCY JACKSON VS Percy Jackson KUNG FU PANDA VS Po DR. HORRIBLE VS Dr. Horrible SHERIFF BRODY VS Sheriff Brody DAVID DUNN VS David Dunn BATMAN VS Batman (specify which movie you are referring to) SPIDERMAN VS Spiderman (specify which movie you are referring to) GREEN HORNET VS Green Hornet PROFESSOR XAVIER VS Professor Xavier THOR VS Thor CAPTAIN KIRK VS Captain Kirk (the original) CAPTAIN PICARD VS Captain Jean Luc Picard (SNG) OPTIMUS PRIME VS Optimus Prime SUPERMAN VS The Man of Steel HARRY POTTER VS Harry Potter XENA VS Xena Warrior Princess MERLIN VS Merlin SPLINTER VS Splinter GANDALF VS Gandalf the Gray RA VS Ra, the Egyptian Sun God OSIRIS VS Osiris, the Egyptian God of the Afterlife If you don’t know who this is, I’m not speaking to you!