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How Did Gilgamesh And Enkidu Change

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The friendship Gilgamesh and Enkidu form change each other. Gilgamesh was changed for the better by Enkidu and Enkidu found companionship with Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh would abuse his power over his people to oppress them. Enkidu was created by the gods as an equal to Gilgamesh. He was meant to keep Gilgamesh grounded and keep him from hurting his own people. They formed a strong friendship. Gilgamesh grieved heavily when Enkidu died. He set off on a very irrational quest to find Immortality and in the end Gilgamesh sort of found peace in his morality. Gilgamesh became a better king for his people in the end because of his strong friendship and the love he had with Enkidu. Gilgamesh unknowingly sets of a chain of events in Enkidu’s life. He was

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