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Two stories with comparable morals or virtues are The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli. In each of the stories, the main characters possess certain characteristics that can be immoral and moral depending on the situation. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is a crude King who abuses his power, but he eventually learns the meaning of life and how to be a noble human being. On the other hand, in The Prince, the story lists virtuous traits that a prince must acquire…

In my opinion, Gilgamesh's grief for Enkidu was intense because Gilgamesh truly thought that Enkidu was his best friend. When people started to think that a person is their true friend, they get to spend a lot of times together and talk about everything. Gilgamesh and Enkidu went to kill Humbaba together even if they knew they could die because of Humbaba's power. The book said that Humbaba was a strong monster that lived in the Cedar forest. Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed him together and they…

The journey to find the key entering the Fountain of Life is never ends. Eternal life seems haunted mankind since the beginning until now and there is no reason to force people to stop thinking about it. Immortality, otherwise possess the indefinite lifespan, not only can bring people the most valuable assets that even the world's richest billionaires, or even the ancient emperors cannot attain: health, knowledge, and time. An eternal youth also gives people the prospect of once reaching the…

Ravenous has a lot of black comedy elements that I missed when I saw it in theaters back in 1999. It's strange what seventeen years can do to your perspective. Regardless Ravenous is a great film no matter how you cut and didn't deserve the large amount of negative reviews it got upon its release. The black comedy and satirical elements are laid on a bit thick in place, but it's those elements that's really made Ravenous hold up over time. That and it's loosely based on elements of both the…

Nandanie George WLIT 201 Professor Ghelli October 29, 2016 Fearing Death: Gilgamesh's Search for Immortality in the Epic of Gilgamesh. From since the earlier years, people fear dying and many search for ways to carry on their lives forever. We have seen this theme of immortality appeared in some of the earliest written texts, especially in the Epic of Gilgamesh which was written in Sumerian cuneiform during the 2000 BC. This text has since influenced many works that is present today. Gilgamesh…

Easu had agree because he was hungry and wanted something to eat. He wasn’t thinking about how serious this commit was because he wanted food and would probably gave anything during that point in time. During this time, Isaac was an old man to give his blessing on his sons, Jacob and his own mother decided to deceive Isaac into blessing Jacob in Esau’s place. Esau founded out that Jacob had deceived Isaac into blessing had been given to Jacob, he threatened to kill his own brother, and Jacob…

Are all hero’s stories the same? Joseph Campbell is an author that wrote about how all hero’s go through the same three phases of being a hero. Hercules is about a boy that was taken from the gods, and forced to become a human at birth. He still has special powers like his strength, and when he finds out he is adopted he goes to find his father Zeus. He has to prove himself a true hero to become a god again. Hercules is just one example of how hero’s follow Joseph Campbell’s three phases of…

Futile Essay Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Even the most awe inspiring people and events are forgotten with time. But the inevitability of legacy does not stop every great hero from searching for it, from Odysseus and Achilles from Ancient Greece to Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars. Like every quest for immortality, Gilgamesh’s journey, motivated by pride and fear, is fruitless. Gilgamesh’s lifelong journey for immortality and kleos is undeniably futile, yet he is never able to accept…

A. The Enuma Elish, pp. 3-11 According to the Babylonian myth, The Enuma Elish, Marduk was considered the wisest of all gods and the one who has accomplished the most. He could control, create, and basically organize the entire world. Within his power, he could easily make things appear and disappear. Marduk also had some fascinating physical characteristics that differentiated him from the other gods; He had four sparkling eyes, four large ears, and an interesting ability of blazing fire forth…

“Because they slew the Bull of Heaven, and slew Humbaba…between [Gilgamesh and Enkidu] let one of them die” (The Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet 7.5-8)! In the poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh, demi-god and king of Uruk, suffers a tragic loss as his close friend, Enkidu, who assisted him in building an “eternal name,” is sentenced to death. Subsequent to the slaying of the monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest, Humbaba, and the Bull of Heaven, the gods choose Enkidu to pay the ultimate price in…