Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a “good” relationship? How does the end of a relationship affect individuals? Do relationshipsmake us better people? Do we feel a duty to those we are in a relationship with or do we feel others have a duty to us?
