answer one question in 200 to 300 words:

1. Describe the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu as it is depicted at various points throughout the epic. Include at least three specific examples from the text in your explanation.
2. How is Gilgamesh described by the narrator at the start of the epic?
3. The Epic of Gilgamesh does not exactly have a happy ending. Certainly, the hero, Gilgamesh, is not ultimately successful in his quest. Why do you think the epic ends as it does and not in a more positively heroic way?
4. What role do women play in the epic? Refer to at least two female figures from the text in your response.

• Include quotes from the text if it adds to your response.
• You can write in 1st person.
• Focus on how and why you came to your answer.
• This is Reader Response. You are the reader. How did you respond to the story?