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Bell Ringer #6: Wed. 3/30/11

Bell Ringer #6: Wed. 3/30/11. Enkidu was created as an equal to match Gilgamesh’s strength, intelligence, and appearance. Think of your best qualities, what are they? Who matches you best in each of these qualities?

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Bell Ringer #6: Wed. 3/30/11

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  1. Bell Ringer #6: Wed. 3/30/11 Enkidu was created as an equal to match Gilgamesh’s strength, intelligence, and appearance. • Think of your best qualities, what are they? • Who matches you best in each of these qualities? • Has there ever been a time when you did not like someone because they competed against or threatened to win/take something away from you? Were you able to end up being friends like Gilgamesh and Enkidu?

  2. Important People: • Gilgamesh: king of Uruk who search for immortality • Lugalbanda: heroic father of Gilgamesh • Enkidu: best friend of Gilgamesh • Sinduri: fishwife whom Gilgamesh meets along his journey • Utanapishtim: king of Shurippak; survivor of the Sumerian flood • Urshanabi: Urtanapishtim’s boatman • Ninsun: goddess mother of Gilgamesh, priestess of Shamash • Humbaba giant who guards the Cedar Forest of Lebanon

  3. Assignment: Each group will be assigned a reading from one of the eight chapters of the retold version of Gilgamesh. You should complete the following: • Read the chapter and discuss with group members. • Answer the questions on your worksheet (you will need to make sure to answer these in your presentation). • Design a skit, poster, report, etc. explaining your chapter to your peers. ** You must have at least one visual.

  4. Rubric Content: Do you include all essential people, events, and information from your chapter? Creativity: Do you present your chapter to your peers in a way that they can remember and understand? Participation: Do you contribute to your group? Does each member complete and equal amount of the assignment? Visual: Does your visual contribute to the story?

  5. Post-Reading Discussion

  6. Reflection: • What does Gilgamesh have in common with such heroes as Odysseus, Achilles, Heracles, and others? • What do you think is the theme of the story? • How is the story structured? Why do you think it is told this way? • Gilgamesh is presented as superhuman, so powerful that the gods create a counterpart to moderate his desires and actions. However, despite all of Gilgamesh's power, he is unable to prevent Enkidu's death, and the narrative changes direction. How can one describe Gilgamesh as a hero in the last half of the work? What has he achieved at the end of the poem? Why is this important? • The gods in Gilgamesh are a bit problematic. How do the gods behave? What is their relation to humans? How much freedom do humans have, or are they merely subject to the will of these gods?

  7. Review Heroic Journey

  8. Stages of the Heroic Journey . . . • The Call: The moment the hero is called on a quest.

  9. Stages of the Heroic Journey . . . • The Allies: Individuals who assist the hero during the journey. They may be family members, friends, guides, animals, or even gods.

  10. The Preparation- The hero needs to prepare for the journey. This might be in the form of. . . • physical (training, supplies, etc.) • wisdom or knowledge • psychological—the hero may need to find courage to begin the adventure

  11. Guardians of the Threshold The hero encounters obstacles which interfere or delay start of journey. The obstacles may be . . . • literal (physical barriers) or • non-literal (fears, doubts)

  12. Crossing the Threshold This is where the hero actually begins his journey into the “new” or “unfamiliar”. The hero often realizes they must obtain new skills or knowledge to function on the journey.

  13. The Road of Trials The hero faces a series of difficult experiences which test their courage, strength, intelligence, determination, etc. It may seem there is no hope or chance of the hero getting out of the dangerous situation.

  14. The Saving Experience Just when things are at the worst for the hero, they meet someone, have a powerful experience, or receives a special gift that “saves” them allowing him/her to achieve goal of journey.

  15. The Transformation The hero is changing, and understanding the “underworld” around him/her. The transformation is sometimes physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

  16. The Return Hero returns to “normal world” but now see life differently because of journey.

  17. Sharing the Gift The hero shares the gift of experience, knowledge, and wisdom gained from journey with the community.

  18. Babylonian Study Guide

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