How Did Gilgamesh Change
Classical Literature
October 8, 2013
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh the main character is portrayed as the strongest and biggest in the land. He is the mighty king of Uruk and some events came into his life, causing him to change who he was. He encounters a man of the wilderness that is as big and strong as him, they eventually become great friends, but then the man of the wilderness, Enkidu, dies. The way Gilgamesh changes are from those impactful events that come into his life, causing Gilgamesh to change his morality and attitude about death, from having is best friend die, and actually seeing death makes him want to be immortal, when he used to think death came upon everybody and it wasn’t a big deal, and …show more content…
After both Enkidu and Gilgamesh returned from cleaning themselves and their weapons in the Euphrates, Ishtar was furious, and the gods decided to have a council. The topic of the council was who should be killed, Enkidu or Gilgamesh. It came down to the final answer and Enkidu was chosen. That night Enkidu fell sick. The night Enkidu died, Gilgamesh and Enkidu had a dream about the underworld, as soon as they woke up Enkidu said something, then “After that Gilgamesh heard the death rattle” (43). This is very important because it shows the death of Gilgamesh’s “brother”. The relationship they had was very strong, and for one to die like that was heartbreaking for Gilgamesh, thus forward you see the way Gilgamesh changes out of anger and sadness of the death of Enkidu, his companion. The next day Gilgamesh wakes up with a troubled heart, saying, “It is Enkidu, the companion, whom I weep for, / weeping for him as if I were a woman” (44). This shows that Gilgamesh is truly depressed, it said that he was weeping like a woman, showing that Enkidu really did mean a lot to Gilgamesh, which makes Gilgamesh’s idea of death more sad than death just being a normal thing that everyone has to go
October 8, 2013
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh the main character is portrayed as the strongest and biggest in the land. He is the mighty king of Uruk and some events came into his life, causing him to change who he was. He encounters a man of the wilderness that is as big and strong as him, they eventually become great friends, but then the man of the wilderness, Enkidu, dies. The way Gilgamesh changes are from those impactful events that come into his life, causing Gilgamesh to change his morality and attitude about death, from having is best friend die, and actually seeing death makes him want to be immortal, when he used to think death came upon everybody and it wasn’t a big deal, and …show more content…
After both Enkidu and Gilgamesh returned from cleaning themselves and their weapons in the Euphrates, Ishtar was furious, and the gods decided to have a council. The topic of the council was who should be killed, Enkidu or Gilgamesh. It came down to the final answer and Enkidu was chosen. That night Enkidu fell sick. The night Enkidu died, Gilgamesh and Enkidu had a dream about the underworld, as soon as they woke up Enkidu said something, then “After that Gilgamesh heard the death rattle” (43). This is very important because it shows the death of Gilgamesh’s “brother”. The relationship they had was very strong, and for one to die like that was heartbreaking for Gilgamesh, thus forward you see the way Gilgamesh changes out of anger and sadness of the death of Enkidu, his companion. The next day Gilgamesh wakes up with a troubled heart, saying, “It is Enkidu, the companion, whom I weep for, / weeping for him as if I were a woman” (44). This shows that Gilgamesh is truly depressed, it said that he was weeping like a woman, showing that Enkidu really did mean a lot to Gilgamesh, which makes Gilgamesh’s idea of death more sad than death just being a normal thing that everyone has to go