Gilgamesh Intrigue

The persona I wanted to be for our final presentation was Gilgamesh. What intrigues me the most about Gilgamesh is his will to stay alive forever. Everyone has a different idea about what life means to him or her. I have always been one interested in learning what the meaning of life is, and Gilgamesh felt it was to live forever. Gilgamesh was the King of Uruk, an ancient city of Sumer, which was later known as Babylonia. The story was first an oral myth that was passed down from generation, but it was finally written between 2700 BC and 600BC in Mesopotamia.
Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third man. During his reign, he was responsible for building amazing ziggurats, laying out the city’s orchards and fields, and surrounding his city
The Gods hear their cry and the goddess who was responsible for making Gilgamesh create a man who was equally strong to stand up to him. When Gilgamesh was introduced to Enkidu, life changed for him. Both of these men were magnificent; the only difference between them was that Gilgamesh was civilized. The conflict between Enkidu and Gilgamesh began when Enkidu stops Gilgamesh as he is trying to force his way in the bride’s bedchambers. This causes the two to wrestle for a long period of time, where in the end Gilgamesh comes out on top. After this scuffle, the two end up becoming best friends who then set on an
In the beginning of the epic, Gilgamesh only cared for himself and no one else. The bond that he creates with Enkidu has evidently showed change in how Gilgamesh was as a person. Gilgamesh stayed by his friend’s side for a while and then wanders off just like the Sun God explained to Enkidu on his deathbed. Gilgamesh undergoing this tragic event has caused him to start thinking a certain way. He starts to wonder if he should die too. Gilgamesh starts to ask himself questions such as “how can I rest?” and “how can I be at peace?” while he wanders alone in the