Reading Book III of
Gilgamesh
- Number the pages of Book III of Gilgamesh before reading.
- In your groups, read each page aloud, then highlight the passage that answers each question below. Be sure to discuss what to write in the margins also.You are each responsible for having a fully annotated text.
Questions and Annotation Guide:
Page 1
What is the first reason that Gilgamesh
gives for wanting to kill Humbaba?
What second reason or goal does
Gilgamesh give?
What is Enkidu's most compelling
argument for not entering the Cedar Forest?
Page 2
What does Gilgamesh say about death
here. Is he afraid of death?
How does Gilgamesh attempt to shame
Enkidu into agreeing to go?
Page 3
What third reason does Gilgamesh give
for wanting to kill Humbaba? (He gives the reason twice on this page.
Be sure to underline both passages.)
Page 4
Enkidu, once again, tries to convince
Gilgamesh not to go. What are his two reasons?
What do the elders tell Gilgamesh about
his own personality?
Page 5
What view of women's role are we given
by Gilgamesh's opinion of his mother?
Page 6
What five things does Ninsun do before
she answers Gilgamesh?
How does she describe Gilgamesh?
Page 7-9
Both Ninsun and the Elders ask
something of Enkidu. What is it?
For Homework, Read Book IV and Book
VIII. I will post reading guides on the blog.
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