Quotes From 'The Epic Of Gilgamesh'
On page 4, lines 185-186, the book states that "Gilgamesh lets no son go free to his father, by day and by night his tyranny grows." While reading this quote, I thought of Gilgamesh as a hero who had lost his way when he became corrupt with power. In the prelude, it discusses Gilgamesh being this great hero, who built most of the city of Uruk and traveled to the ends of the Earth. But at some point when he is king, he becomes the selfish and greedy tyrant that we meet on page 4. Through his relationship with Enkidu in the later parts of the tale, I believe that his restless nature is somewhat calmed, and he starts to become more of what we classically think of a hero. While reading these chapters, I saw a few parallels between Gilgamesh and