Begin your paper on either “Beowulf” or “Gilgamesh.” Choose one of these four questions to answer in 500 words:
1. What is the major theme of “Beowulf?” What does we learn from the epic?
2. What is the major theme of “Gilgamesh?” What do we learn from the epic?
3. Discuss Beowulf as a hero. How does he differ from a Greek hero? What does he learn?
4. Discuss Gilgamesh as a hero. What does he learn?