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Epic Of Gilgamesh Passage Analysis

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To accomplish this feat in the allotted time, Gilgamesh sprinted to the beginnings of what once was the Cedar Forest without even notifying his plethora of domestics. He didn’t cease his journey to pleasure vendors or merchants. Or even to bless the peasants of his land with his presence. He only had one priority to save his ensnared maiden. The first hour of his task consisted of furiously running like a wild bull throughout the crowded streets of Uruk. The villagers gazed upon him as if he was utterly mad, soaking up too much of the foul words the gods spit. One even attempted to halt his journey, but was flung to the opposite side of the village with minimal effort. The second hour of his task was interrupted by what could …show more content…

‘You cannot be here men!’ He bellowed. ‘Only I can retrieve my forthcoming wife. If you even relief me the slightest of journey’s exhaustion she will forever be in slumber.’ The defenses understood their king’s fury and nodded their heads in perfect unison as a representation of respect. As one the defenses retreated from Gilgamesh and advanced forward to their king’s splendid palace in the distance. Gilgamesh observed them with great thought wishing to alter their immediate obedience to any of his lone quarrels. The third hour of his task elapsed with such great speed Gilgamesh questioned if it even occurred. Gilgamesh was extremely immersed into formulating a plan that will breach the tower and salvage his maiden. His plan was rather vast and intricate folded up 40 times inside a concise compartment inside his very head. He believed it to be approximately the size of the tower he was intending on obliterating. The fourth hour of his task entailed walking the length and breadth of a brief open section of the wilderness. Patches of dead grass interrupted Gilgamesh’s walking, for there was an ancient superstition that stated the grass had influence over the judgment of a person. He bounded over them with effortlessness unlike the usual person who dares to cross the

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