known from the epic classics Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Grendel, known as the antagonist of Beowulf, terrorized the people of Heorot until the hero Beowulf came to stop him. Also known as the antagonist of Gilgamesh is Humbaba. He is a monster who protects and keeps humans out of the Cedar Forest. Some people may believe, most fictional monsters have the same traits, cruel, mean, and unlawful, but some monsters, including Grendal and Humbaba from the well-known epics Beowulf and Gilgamesh can have drastically
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the character of Gilgamesh goes through a major change in tablets eight and nine. In this part of the story, Enkidu becomes ill, dies, and Gilgamesh is seen mourning him in a way that completely goes against his actions in the first half of the story. This section of the epic represents an important change in Gilgamesh as he slows down to think of someone other than himself and begins to realize that he too is mortal. Here, Gilgamesh has a change in attitude, goals, and
In The Iliad and Gilgamesh, the main troubled characters, Gilgamesh and Achilles, find themselves in pursuit of two main themes: glory and immortality in some way, shape, or form. Both stories explain the different missions that each tormented hero takes to find these themes and what price they must pay to obtain them. Gilgamesh finds his answers through the creation of his friend Enkidu. Achilles finds his answers through glory in war. Both Gilgamesh and Achilles will be evaluated in their individual