The characters of Enkidu, Medea, and Othello all have something in common. They are different. They can all be described as barbarians. Enkidu would be considered a barbarian because the character is a savage person. Medea is a barbarian because she comes from Colchis, a place considered by the Greeks to be the end of the earth and the land of barbarians. Othello is a barbarian because he is a racial and cultural outsider in Venice. In all three works, their difference is an integral part of the story. At the conclusion, these three characters are transformed. Enkidu, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, is a wild man. He is strong, has a hairy chest and was raised by animals. He looks as wild as the desert he came from. It is important in the story that Enkidu became civilized to become the counterpoint to Gilgamesh. While Enkidu is still wild, the hunter and his father plan to make him more man than beast so that he stops freeing animals from their traps. The father said to the son: “Tell Gilgamesh about the mighty man. He will give you Shamhat the prostitute, ...