The Bond Between Gilgamesh And Don Quixote

Don Quixote is a wealthy farm owner who starts to read books about chivalry and becomes obsessed with them. He becomes so obsessed that he starts to go on adventures as a knight-errant. While Sancho Panza is Don Quixote’s poor neighbor that eventually becomes his squire. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza had a bond that was unique. Their bond begins when Don Quixote promises Sancho that he would make him the major of the island they would gain from their adventure. Their relationship starts off as something that would resemble a business relationship, but eventually they become great friends. Sancho initially only goes with Don because it benefited him a great deal, but soon he starts to respect and trust Don and becomes loyal to him. For instance,

Gilgamesh is a king that is half man half god. While Enkidu was created by a god but raised by the animals in the wild. Gilgamesh and Enkidu bond starts before they even meet. It all began when the townspeople prayed to the goddess, Aruru, to create someone that could beat Gilgamesh. It then leads to Gilgamesh having dreams that were interpreted as his strong bond that he would have with Enkidu. Although Enkidu was created to defeat Gilgamesh, they become great friends. Even though Enkidu intended on harming Gilgamesh in the end he respected and trusted Gilgamesh. Enkidu states “Why do you desire to do this thing that is exceedingly difficult? Why dost thou desire to do this thing that is very difficult? Why dost thou desire to go down to the forest?” They kissed one another and so became bonded in friendship” (Tablet 2). This is when their bond truly forms. Although they have a good friendship I believe that their relationship is also unhealthy like Don and Sancho’s relationship. I feel this way because Enkidu starts to follow Gilgamesh blindly, even though he knew it was not the right thing. In the writing The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh says to Enkidu “I will climb the slopes of the forest, to the dwelling of Ḫumbaba. I will go down to the forest.” Enkidu opened his mouth and spoke to Gilgamesh: “How can we venture to the home of Humbaba, to keep safe the