Please read the following instructions before writing your response.

• Write a multi-parargraph response to the question listed below. Strong responses to the essay question are usually between 200-300 words. You need to allow time to write a response in which you provide textual support, including quotes, to support your claims. You should also allow time to proofread your response as well.
• You should include limited quotations from the literary works when appropriate to support your points, and you should include parenthetical references whenever using quoted material.
• Do not use any outside sources for this essay response. All of the content should be your own ideas supported by specific evidence from our readings. Any student using any information from a source other than the textbook and class notes will receive an automatic 0 on the exam. As your syllabus explains, plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.

Essay Question:

Contrast the depiction of wickedness or corruption in Gilgamesh and The Iliad.  Compare these depictions with the values or beliefs in the following scripture: “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” Galatians 5:13-15 (NIV).