przez Katherine Guinn 6 lat temu
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Character Analysis of Enkidu and Oedipus
przez Katherine Guinn 6 lat temu
353
Oedipus's conflict is internal, because it resides within himself. He alone is to blame for his troubles, despite good intentions. He stuggles greatly with himself at discovering his own faults.
Oedipus is dynamic. He changes from a concerned and confident leader to a man who is agonized, weak and helpless. His confidence is represented when he speaks to the people of Thebes who are requesting his help, "I did not deem it fitting, my children, to hear the report of some messenger- so I come here by myself: I, Oedipus the renowned, who is respected by you all." Later, upon learning his horrible fate, his tune changes when he says, "Ah! All that was possible has, with certainty, passed away. You- daylight- I now look my last at what I, exposed as born from those who should not have borne me- as having been intimate with those I should not, and killed those I should not."
Oedipus is a protagonist because, despite all of the horrible things he causes, none of them are actually his fault. In the beginning he was simply trying to stop the gods from punishing the people of thebes. When he realizes that he was the reason for the punishment, and that the curse has actually been carried out, he is devastated. He only wished to make things better for everyone, but has unintentionally made them worse. At this point he punishes himself. But, he keeps on living. He pushes through despite of all of these events and continues to try and do what he beleives is right. This is what a protagonist does.
Oedippus was caring, confident, helpful, humble, and in the end, sad. His anguish shows when he has just found out the truth of what he is. He stabs his own eyes out at discovering Jacosta's death and he says these words, "Nothing announced the arrival of this dark cloud shrouding me! Something unonquerable- brought by an unfavorable wind."
Oedipus was a king, so he was most likely regally dressed in the finest attire. He had a deformation or weakness of his feet, scarring, and possibly a limp, becuase his feet were bound when he was an infant. He was the King of Thebes, who suffered from a curse. It was his sad fate to kill his own father and marry his own mother.
The conflicts Enkidu experiences in this story are external. First, he has conflict with Gilgamesh, when he challenges him in Uruk. Second, he has conflict with the gods beause they sentene him to death.
Enkidu was a dynamic character. He appears in the story as a strong character with warrior-like strength, but changes to frail and sickly and eventually dies, once the gods decide this as his fate. He has a dream that forshadows his fate and confides in Gilgamesh, "Friend, a dream I have seen in the night time: The sky was thundering, it echoed over the earth, and I by myself was standing, when I perceived a man, all dark was his face, and his nails where like claws of a lion...".
Enkidu is considered to be a protagonist. He was an advocate for the people of Uruk because he was created to challenge Gilgamesh, thus saving people from his tyrannical rule.
Enkidu was strong, protective, agressive and feirce when fighting for a good cause. He protected his friend Gilgamesh from the Heavenly Bull sent by Ishtar. Then, demonstrating his feirceness, told her, "I would do you you what I have done to him; Truly, I would hang the entrails on you like a girdle."
Enkidu was large and muscular. His body was covered in hair and he had long hair on his head. He was almost animalistic in appearance. Enkidu was created to be challenge Gilgamesh as a counterpart to his evil ways. Enkidu possesed good morals. He became Gilgamesh's best friend.
