An example of guilt can be seen in the Epic of Gilgamesh where<~~delete "where" when<~~add comma after Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the Bull of Heavens and disrespected<~~To use the word "disrespect" as a verb is quite the slang these days; better to say "showed disrespect to" the female Goddess Ishtar, the gods decided that one of them<~~one of whom? must die as a means of punishment and chose Enkidu to be the one to perish.<~~This sentence is too long; please divide it correctly into at least two sentences. Upon the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh felt guilty and wanted to remove his remorse by seeking a way to become immortal. After his attempts at becoming immortal failed, Gilgamesh realized that the only way to honor Enkidu’s death and to clear his guilt was to rule with kindness and greatness.
Another example of guilt can be seen also<~~delete "also" in the epic as the gods, having caused the great flood to wipe out all men, felt so guilty for this terrible act that they granted Utnapishtim and his wife immortality in exchange of their guilt<~~delete "in exchange...guilt" -- it's redundant.
Guilt is also shown in The Odyssey when Demodocus sings about the final destruction of Troy. Odysseus was the one responsible for planning the attack using the Trojan horse as a deception which resulted in the ultimate destruction of Troy. When Odysseus heard that Demodocus knows<~~change to "knew" since all the other verbs are in past tense the true story, Odysseus began to feel guilty, and he wept. The weeping of Odysseus was described by Homer.<~~unfinished???
These three examples are good so far. Be sure to go in and add detail wherever you can. Read it aloud to someone who has never read either work, and mark wherever they seem puzzled or ask, "What?" Those are the places where you need to add explanation.
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Discuss the significance of guilt in Gilgamesh, the Old Testament, The Odyssey, and Oedipus the King. You may define "guilt" as "remorse for one's actions" (feeling guilty) and/or "the state of having committed a crime or transgression" (being guilty). Focus in particular on the power of guilt (however you define it) in shaping or influencing character or event. From that point, comment on the extent to which guilt can be a shaping influence in the larger theme(s) of the literary works.
My answer: An example of guilt can be seen in the Epic of Gilgamesh where when after Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the Bull of Heavens and disrespected the female Goddess Ishtar, the Gods decided that one of them must die as a means of punishment and chose Enkidu to be the one to perish. Upon the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh felt guilty and wanted to remove the remorse feeling that he is experiencing by seeking a way to become immortal. After his attempts of becoming immortal failed, Gilgamesh realized that the only way to honor Enkidu’s death and to clear his guilt feelings was for Gilgamesh to rule with kindness and greatness. Another significance of guilt can be seen also in the epic as the Gods, having caused the great flood to wipe out all men became guilty of the terrible act that they did that they granted Utnapishtim and his wife immortality in exchange of their guilt.
In the Odyssey, guilt is also shown here in the part where Demodocus sings about the final destruction of Troy. Odysseus was the one responsible for planning the attack using the Trojan horse as a deception and which resulted to the ultimate destruction of Troy. When Odysseus heard that Demodocus knows the true story, Odysseus began to feel guilty and wept. The weeping of Odysseus was described by Homer.
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