Throughout history, there have been countless stories, legends, myths and tales featuring larger-than-life heroes who go metaphorically or even physically to the ends of the earth performing heroic feats and gathering companions along the way, each playing their own role in the hero's story. Many of these epics have the same plot structure and similar character archetypes that set these stories apart from others, giving them a distinct and unique style. The story The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by NK Sandars and the film Braveheart by Mel Gibson are two classic sagas that are similar in many ways such as their similar plots, their general character archetypes and finally their central theme. In comparison, both The Epic of Gilgamesh Gilgamesh and Braveheart share the same plot outline with similar twists and turns. The two stories both depict a hero who undergoes great suffering following the loss of a loved one and who is then also driven by the grief of loss and defiance to a higher power. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the hero Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, befriends a wild man named Enkidu after defeating him in a fierce fight. Together, they venture into the cedar forest and kill the demon Humbaba. Upon their return home, Gilgamesh rejects the advances of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war. The vengeful goddess, in an attempt to strike Gilgamesh, releases the powerful bull from heaven. His attempt was unsuccessful because Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the bull without incident. Ishtar, realizing that she can harm Gilgamesh, releases a plague on Enkidu. In the final hours of Enkidu's life, he has a disturbing dream describing the afterlife. He explains this dream to Gilgamesh in detail, saying: "There is the house whose people sit in the dark... in the middle of a paper... and the reasons why they were written, they all share both very similar aspects that are also important in many other epic stories. This proves that the style of writing epics has persisted through time for thousands of years because the way they are written creates a lasting effect on readers and inspires others to follow the same parameters in writing stories in the same way. This causes a snowball effect that allows the same story structure to be present even in today's films and books. Reference American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. “Anonymous and” Sandars, NK (2006). Elements of literature: world literature. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Gibson, M. (producer and director). (1995). Braveheart [Movie]. Hollywood, California: Paramount.