The Epic Gilgamesh has various repeating lines throughout; these lines allude to the theme of the story and provide deeper meaning to otherwise vague lines. Throughout this epic, the inevitability of death is a prominent theme. This theme leads characters to seek out an approach to life that will leave them with an eternal legacy. The repetition of verses provides a window into Gilgamesh’s change of view on life from the beginning to the end of this epic. In this essay we will examine the significant changes in framing and overall meaning of lines 22-25(Pg. 2) two and lines 327-329(Pg. 99).
The circumstances surrounding these lines on page two presents them as lines that serve the purpose of validating Gilgamesh’s importance to the reader
The circumstances surrounding these lines on page two presents them as lines that serve the purpose of validating Gilgamesh’s importance to the reader