Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.

Gilgamesh dropped his axe, appalled.
Enkidu said, "Courage, dear friend,
Close your ears to Humbaba's curses.
Don't listen to a word. Slaughter him! Now!"

Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,
came to himself.

What is the theme of the excerpt?

One should ignore other people's opinions.
Battle requires tremendous courage.
Soldiers must destroy their enemies.
*Encouragement offers powerful motivation.

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Answer:

d. is correct. Encouragement offers powerful motivation

Explanation:

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Encouragement offers powerful motivation  is the theme of the excerpt from the A New English Version. Hence, option D is correct.

What is the concept of the A New English Version?

A story's main character who is on a mission and receives supernatural assistance from gods or other deities, or even possesses remarkable personal skills, is known as an epic hero. A good illustration of an epic hero is Gilgamesh, who defeats Humbaba with the aid of Enkidu. Characteristics of an epic hero include unwavering courage and composure, loyalty, physical prowess, etc.

According to the passage from Stephen Mitchell's book "Gilgamesh: A New English Version" that was just mentioned, the theme of the passage is that "encouragement offers powerful motivation." The final option would be the best choice.

Thus, option D is correct.

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