Comparing Beowulf, Gilgamesh, And Arthur

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Beowulf, Gilgamesh, and Arthur are all similar because they all show human characteristics. They also all show bravery. Arthur pulled the sword from the stone. Gilgamesh beat Humbaba, and Beowulf fought Grendel. A second reason they are all similar is because, they are all powerful. They defeated their enemies with the strength they had in their bodies. A third reason they are all similar is because they all had a long voyage. Beowulf traveled to Heorot to help destroy Grendel. Gilgamesh traveled to the other side of the world to ask for immorality. Arthur went to different places to meet different people. The first reason they are all different because King Arthur is the king, and not to many people like him. He is very conceited and all …show more content…

He was the King of Uruk, and he also is the person who wants to fight Humbaba. He ends up killing Humbaba with the help of Shamash. Gilgamesh also was a leader because he lead himself across to the other side of the world to gain immortality.The human characteristic that Beowulf used was loyalty. Beowulf defeats Grendel and Grendel’s mother by himself with no weapons. He used his strength he had in his body. Also, he was loyal to King Hrothgar because he helped Hrothgar by getting rid of Grendel. The human characteristic that Arthur showed was unique. He took on a different face in every work. He was always going to war with his enemies, and challenged himself to beat whoever got in his way. Arthur was also unique because he was the King of Uruk. He was a very important …show more content…

Frankenstein, and Othello are the same because Othello was mistreated because he was black. He was hated due to his appearance. He was a minority, and faced racism on a daily basis. The monster in Frankenstein was mistreated because he was ugly. He was bullied so bad because of his appearance. This caused the monster to be evil and do devilish acts. Both the monster in Frankenstein and Othello had good intentions. They were not treated properly which made them become bad people. Iago treated Othello horribly by using racial slurs toward him. Jekyll and Hyde were similar to Frankenstein because Jekyll and Hyde had two personalities just like the monster did. One side of Jekyll and Hyde was evil, and the other was good. The monster in Frankenstein was the same because he started out as a good monster, and had good intentions. He was treated so horribly by people because of the way he looked, that he turned

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