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Surname Course Instructor Date Web Page A useful webpage that can assist students through literature tasks, particularly with viewing The Epic of Gilgamesh, is the SparkNotes study guide of the epic: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/. This guide offers an outline of the ancient Mesopotamian poem, information about its historical background, significant themes which include friendship, mortality, and the quest for meaning, and a brief explanation of the plot. The guide helps deconstruct complex passages and cultural issues not likely to be known by the modern reader (SparkNotes). It also has detailed comments on character analysis, especially in Enkidu, and analytical remarks on significant quotations in the text. These characteristics help students to develop an appreciation of the literal and symbolic nature of the story. This webpa...