Willie Ramsey World Literature: Essay 1 Tuesday, October 4, 2016 An Account Of The Death Of Two Epic Heroes.
American Literature is the most intriguing form of literature written in the United States. It’s constant use of themes, life lessons, and detailed drama is what makes American Literature. Pieces of work such as “Gilgamesh” and “The Iliad” are two very popular works of American Literature that both embody the true characteristics of American Literature. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Mesopotamia. It dates back as far as the Third Dynasty of Ur, and is often described as the earliest well-conditioned work of literature. The Iliad is an old Greek epic poem that is set during the Trojan War. In both storylines, an important …show more content…
Both men represented the two driving forces in Greece and Troy, and they both fought on opposite sides of the Trojan War. Achilles wanted to murder all of the Trojans while Hector fought for peace between the two opposing countries. What made them distinctly different was the fact that Hector was a prince and Achilles was not. Achilles had been offered the Prince position by Greece but he denied it to avoid a taste of fame. The relationship between Hector and Achilles was one of much respect and intimidation of one another. Hector was viewed as strong, courageous, responsible, and exhibited a strong ingrained sense of personal dignity. Hector only wanted peace between him and Achilles. He goes into battle with Achilles knowing that he will be defeated because the Gods have already shown favoritism to Achilles. Hector believed that he had to fight Achilles to earn back his previously detained honor he’d received from the God’s and his people of …show more content…
He’d murdered innocent people on the lands of his Kingdom and Achilles was to be held responsible for it. However, through Hector’s brave attempt to slain Achilles, the God’s showed favor to Achilles and not Hector which is what makes his death more difficult to understand. In Gilgamesh, I could understand why the God’s presented Enkidu with his fate. Enkidu basically betrayed the God’s and the God’s viewed that as insubordinate. His purpose was to overrule Gilgamesh and take his superiority away from him, but instead he joined forces with Gilgamesh and turned against the Gods, the very people who’d created
American Literature is the most intriguing form of literature written in the United States. It’s constant use of themes, life lessons, and detailed drama is what makes American Literature. Pieces of work such as “Gilgamesh” and “The Iliad” are two very popular works of American Literature that both embody the true characteristics of American Literature. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Mesopotamia. It dates back as far as the Third Dynasty of Ur, and is often described as the earliest well-conditioned work of literature. The Iliad is an old Greek epic poem that is set during the Trojan War. In both storylines, an important …show more content…
Both men represented the two driving forces in Greece and Troy, and they both fought on opposite sides of the Trojan War. Achilles wanted to murder all of the Trojans while Hector fought for peace between the two opposing countries. What made them distinctly different was the fact that Hector was a prince and Achilles was not. Achilles had been offered the Prince position by Greece but he denied it to avoid a taste of fame. The relationship between Hector and Achilles was one of much respect and intimidation of one another. Hector was viewed as strong, courageous, responsible, and exhibited a strong ingrained sense of personal dignity. Hector only wanted peace between him and Achilles. He goes into battle with Achilles knowing that he will be defeated because the Gods have already shown favoritism to Achilles. Hector believed that he had to fight Achilles to earn back his previously detained honor he’d received from the God’s and his people of …show more content…
He’d murdered innocent people on the lands of his Kingdom and Achilles was to be held responsible for it. However, through Hector’s brave attempt to slain Achilles, the God’s showed favor to Achilles and not Hector which is what makes his death more difficult to understand. In Gilgamesh, I could understand why the God’s presented Enkidu with his fate. Enkidu basically betrayed the God’s and the God’s viewed that as insubordinate. His purpose was to overrule Gilgamesh and take his superiority away from him, but instead he joined forces with Gilgamesh and turned against the Gods, the very people who’d created