Heroes
Heroes
In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the Gilgamesh and Beowulf. I will be explaining a little about both their backgrounds, were the stories came from and how they became heroes. Lastly I will compare and contrast on both characters.
First I would like to talk about were the story of Gilgamesh and where it came from. This story is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in about 2000 B.C. (Pg. 98) the story of Gilgamesh “Written in the Old Babylonian dialect of the Semitic an Akkadian language. (Pg. 97) The story was composed more than a millennium earlier in the Sumerian language. (Pg. 97)
The story of Gilgamesh is a hard story to interpret. The story can be interpreted in two different ways a heroic story or monstasaurs story. In the story Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh was an early ruler of Ancient Uruk. (Pg. 98) He was considered to be a two third god and one-third man. Gilgamesh was considered to be a cruel and demanding man but also a successful ruler, great friend, courageous adventurer (pg. 98). He had a lot of influence on his people; as he raped any women he desired. It did not matter if it was her wedding night; Gilgamesh believed he should be the first to sleep with the bride; he was full of greed and selfishness. The workers were required to work long hour, until his buildings were completed. Many of his workers were exhausted from working so hard and were tired of his behavior towards them and the women. The people were big believers of the Gods. They pleaded to the gods for Gilgamesh to stop from doing all types of bad things to his people. The people believed that "The gods could give but could also take away with searing droughts, unmerciful floods, and violent death." (Pg. 52) This is when the gods decided to send Enkidu the wild man, who lived amongst the animals. The gods believed in creating a man that was alike as Gilgamesh. When they both met they fought one another. Even tough Enkidu lost,
In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the Gilgamesh and Beowulf. I will be explaining a little about both their backgrounds, were the stories came from and how they became heroes. Lastly I will compare and contrast on both characters.
First I would like to talk about were the story of Gilgamesh and where it came from. This story is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in about 2000 B.C. (Pg. 98) the story of Gilgamesh “Written in the Old Babylonian dialect of the Semitic an Akkadian language. (Pg. 97) The story was composed more than a millennium earlier in the Sumerian language. (Pg. 97)
The story of Gilgamesh is a hard story to interpret. The story can be interpreted in two different ways a heroic story or monstasaurs story. In the story Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh was an early ruler of Ancient Uruk. (Pg. 98) He was considered to be a two third god and one-third man. Gilgamesh was considered to be a cruel and demanding man but also a successful ruler, great friend, courageous adventurer (pg. 98). He had a lot of influence on his people; as he raped any women he desired. It did not matter if it was her wedding night; Gilgamesh believed he should be the first to sleep with the bride; he was full of greed and selfishness. The workers were required to work long hour, until his buildings were completed. Many of his workers were exhausted from working so hard and were tired of his behavior towards them and the women. The people were big believers of the Gods. They pleaded to the gods for Gilgamesh to stop from doing all types of bad things to his people. The people believed that "The gods could give but could also take away with searing droughts, unmerciful floods, and violent death." (Pg. 52) This is when the gods decided to send Enkidu the wild man, who lived amongst the animals. The gods believed in creating a man that was alike as Gilgamesh. When they both met they fought one another. Even tough Enkidu lost,