The Struggle for Immortality
Gilgamesh, who is two-thirds God, and one-third human was a creature of extraordinary strength, courage and beauty. All throughout the poem, he desires to be immortal like the Gods. Gilgamesh is a character who is not looked upon too favorably by his people. He does numerous things to displease his people. For instance, he sleeps with the virgin brides before the groom on their wedding night. In my opinion the only reason why he gets away with a lot of the things that he does is not because of his kingship, but because of his enormous amount of courage and strength given to him. No one will stand up to him. There are many examples throughout the story that demonstrates Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality. One of the main reasons why Gilgamesh strives for immortality is because of Enkidu’s death. He notices how Enkidu’s pain and suffering causes Enkidu to feel shame as he gradually dies, and he doesn’t want it to happen to hi
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Approximate Word count = 632
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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