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A 3 page paper which examines the themes of love and
death in “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” The source used is Herbert Mason's verse narrative
version. No additional sources cited.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAgilmas.rtf
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the desire to be immortal and the power of love. In essence, we are given the interconnectedness of the themes of love and death in this story as Gilgamesh and
Enkidu learn from one another, struggle to find life and love, and inadvertently see that death is unavoidable. As each man learns to love he learns of the unavoidable reality
of death. In the beginning of the epic we note that Gilgamesh is essentially an overbearing, if not evil and cruel, ruler. The people cry out to the gods
to help them. Gilgamesh listens to no one, save his mother, for he feels he is incredibly powerful, part god, and clearly immortal in many ways. However, the gods send
Enkidu in reply to the cries of the people and Gilgamesh, for the first time in his life, begins to see something outside himself. He begins to see love, and
he begins to fear his death. This initial fear first comes when he begins to dream about the birth or arrival of Enkidu. He tells his mother about the
dreams, knowing somehow that change is coming. He fears that change but quickly encounters Enkidu, battles him, and fast becomes friends with this man. Through this friendship Gilgamesh loves and
through his loving he begins to see the fragile condition of life itself. However, these ultimate realizations take their time in coming. For example, when Enkidu and Gilgamesh are first
friends Enkidu worries about death. Gilgamesh is still essentially immersed in his own sense of grandeur thinking himself invincible, yet we see hints of worry begin to emerge, and replies
to Enkidu: "Why are you worried about death?/ Only the gods are immortal anyway,/ Sighed Gilgamesh./ What men do is nothing, so fear is never Justified" (Book II). Now
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