A Wise King Or

A Wise King Or A Foolish Hero? Gilgamesh is a character that evolves throughout the epic of Gilgamesh. Throughout the first half of the epic, Gilgamesh is depicted as courageous and heroic on a quest of terror with his great companion Enkidu. In the end after accepting that he too will have to die and be subject to fate, Gilgamesh settles back into his city setting, only this time to be a wise king rather …

…some readers that might say Gilgamesh would not treat his kingdom any different, but to these people I have to ask: What do you say about Gilgamesh’s character progression? You cannot ignore how he reacts to things different after the turning point of the epic, Enkidu’s death. By the end of the epic, Gilgamesh has become a knowledgeable king who exemplifies what the elders of Uruk questioned if was earlier: a wise shepherd.