http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/divine Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:33:36 -0400 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:33:36 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/576/the-restorative-forces-of-balance-in-stephen-mitchells-gilgamesh By David C. Shishido - Stephen Mitchell’s interpretation of the 3500 year old Sumerian epic, Gilgamesh, offers valuable lessons behind its monster-slaying, glory-seeking adventures. One such lesson explores the relationship between extremes and balance. Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, is the epitome of extremes. He is protective of, yet tyrannical, to his people. He is compassionate yet self-seeking. Not surprisingly, Gilgamesh is reviled as much as he is revered. Despite his extremist nature, Gilgamesh is peculiarly 2/3 divine and 1/3 human, which suggests there exists balance within him. On the surface, Gilgamesh... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:55 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/576/the-restorative-forces-of-balance-in-stephen-mitchells-gilgamesh http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/155/corruption-and-theories-of-kingship-in-macbeth By Michelle A. Labbe - In England and Scotland, the notion of a king's divine right to rule gained leverage during the reign of King James I. In James’s The True Law of Free Monarchies, first published in 1598, he describes his philosophy concerning monarchy, suggesting that kings are higher beings who owe their kingship to the will of God. The nature of kingship in William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth reflects James’s theories through the unnatural events that occur following Macbeth’s unlawful rise to the throne. These events are a physical manifestation of the corruption that the couple... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:56 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/155/corruption-and-theories-of-kingship-in-macbeth