Character_of_Gilgamesh

Character of Gilgamesh Analysis of the Character of Gilgamesh In the epic of Gilgamesh, there are many complex characters. Every character involved in the story has there own personality and traits. The main character in the novel is Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is a character that is very self-confident. He feels that he is superior to others, due to the fact that he is two-thirds god, and one-third man. This arrogance leads to his being cruel at the beginning of the story. Gilgamesh is described as, a two-thirds of him divine, one-third human... Gilgamesh does not allow the son to go with his father; day and night he oppresses the weak... Gilgamesh does not let the young woman go to her mother, the girl to the warrior, the bride to the young groom (tablet I, column ii, 1, 12-13, 27-28). Gilgamesh is a man with no equal, so he feels superior. Although Gilgamesh starts out cruel he develops into a very kindhearted man. He is extremely supportive of Enkidu and encourages him in various situations. When the men are fighting Hubbub Gilgamesh says, a [you] will surpass all of them... a gilgamesh, enkidu, tablet, column, man, character, very, says, ii, being, animals, vi, various, starts, shows, hubbub, go, friend, fighting, fact, death, cruel, young, woman, wild, two-thirds, townsfolk, together, through, supportive, superior, story, situations, result, out, one-third, one, novel, loyal, let, kindhearted, iv, hero, great, god, fight, feels, defeating