Consider these themes from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.
Good leaders motivate through compelling speech.
Soldiers must persevere through challenging trials.
Which statement best describes how these themes interact in the tale?
Humbaba delivers a threatening speech to Gilgamesh, explaining how he plans to kill him.
Gilgamesh encourages Enkidu to continue, and Enkidu faces many tests of courage.
Both Gilgamesh and Enkidu convincingly urge each other to endure through hardship.
Both Gilgamesh and Enkidu hear Humbaba’s pleas for mercy, but they choose to slay him.