A serious critical assessment of the Gilgamesh story must include consideration of both the offensive Gilgamesh depicted at the beginning of the story as well as the transformed Gilgamesh depicted at the story’s end.Consider the significance of the story’s conclusions.

Question 1

Comment on what parts of the story interest you and why.

Question 2

What do various parts of the story reveal about this ancient culture?

Question 3

What does this great ancient epic reveal about our history as humans?