Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.

Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,
came to himself. He yelled, he lifted
his massive axe, he swung it, it tore
into Humbaba's neck, the blood
shot out, again the axe bit flesh
and bone, the monster staggered, his eyes
rolled, and at the axe's third stroke
he toppled like a cedar and crashed to the ground.

In this excerpt, Gilgamesh is most characterized as
strong because he is triumphant in battle.

Read the passage. macduff. hail, king! for so thou art: behold, where stands th’ usurper’s cursèd head. the time is free. i see thee compassed with thy kingdom’s pearl, that speak my salutation in their minds, whose voices i desire aloud with mine: hail, king of scotland! what is the main idea of this passage from act v of the tragedy of macbeth by william shakespeare? macduff is hailing macbeth as the rightful king of scotland. macduff anticipates that he will be king. macduff anticipates that king duncan will be king. macduff is acknowledging that macbeth is a traitor to the throne.