Literature Class of 2014
Fyffe Senior bloggers worked on Battle of the Royal Epics
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Beowulf and Gilgamesh
Beowulf and Gilgamesh have many differences portrayed throughout their epics. The first difference displayed is that Beowulf fights to save a town while Gilgamesh fights to prove himself. Another difference shown is the fact that Beowulf contains honor as where Gilgamesh carries too much pride for himself. Next, Beowulf brings along 14 of his best men as for Gilgamesh who fights alongside his friend Enkidu. Final difference shown is that Beowulf battles with his hands only while Gilgamesh, on the other hand, fights with an ax.
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Another good difference between the two is that Beowulf not only already has honor, but when he chooses to use his hands instead of sword to fight Grendel he is hoping to gain additional honor through his father. Gilgamesh just fights Humbaba because he is more of a show off and thinks he can kill anything or anyone and wants to become fully immortalized.
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