Literature Class of 2014
Fyffe Senior bloggers worked on Battle of the Royal Epics
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Beowulf and Gilgamesh Comparison
In the epic poems Beowulf and Gilgamesh, Beowulf and Gilgamesh can be compared due to their increase in selfishness during their battles. In Beowulf, Beowulf is selfish because he brought his companions with him to fight Grendel knowing not all of them would make it through the battle alive. Gilgamesh shows his selfishness during his fight against Humbaba by bringing his Best friend Enkidu into the deadly situation. Both Beowulf and Gilgamesh can be compared due to the selfishness they portrayed during their battles.
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Hayden's point of Beowulf bringing his friends as an act of selfishness is a great point. Although, he never had intentions of allowing them to fight and obtain any of the fame that was to be gained.
ReplyDeleteThese two characters do come across as selfish at certain times. But if you were to put yourself in their situations you would probably also like to have some company to fight monsters too. In a way it kind of shows that they're not quite the big bad heroes that they may seem.
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