Remarkable Notes About Gilgamesh

The epic of Gilgamesh has a few interesting tidbits that should be highlighted. First of all, despite being a remarkably old text it still is alarmingly easy to read. For instance, Shakespeare was known for his complex use of language and making up words. Gilgamesh however is easy to read and the language does not throw you off even in the slightest. Another curious point about the old text is the way it was written, long periods of narration followed by monologues. Instead of short conversational dialogue it has a fairly set structure. Granted, we did not read more than 5 pages of the epic so the rest of the writing in the 500 other pages could be drastically different. Another interesting thing about Gilgamesh is the deep desire to convert all "Wild-lings" into civilized people. Oddly enough however, they say that being civilized requires beer and women. I don't think they necessarily had the best way of looking at it but it does show a interesting look into the social dynamic of the time.