Mesopotamian Epic 1

Reading: Gilgamesh heroic friendship, Tablets I-VI (pp17-47).

Writing: Post 1-2 sentences in response to one of the following prompts:

1. A cultural gulf separates us from the world of Gilgamesh. Quote a line or cite a plot event that strikes you as odd, then comment on what’s puzzling. Odd details make good starting points for analysis.
2. The story’s two leads are both male, but most of the peripheral characters are female. Quote a line or cite a plot event that strikes you as suggestive for understanding this culture’s conception of women in society, then comment on the implications.