Disney 's The Lion King

After the process of making their way back home, both princes end up with fighting with their uncles. In “The Lion King”, Simba fights with Scar and Scar gets killed by the hyenas. Prince Hamlet in Hamlet kills king Claudius with a poisonous knife. Both “The Lion King” and “Hamlet” allows the main character to overcome a moral struggle. In “The Lion King”, Simba must act and be the king of his palace for sake of the animals of the kingdom and his father instead of running from what happened in the past. In “Hamlet”, prince Hamlet must decide to kill his uncle and take the risk of getting himself killed, or to keep the secret of King Claudius killing King Hamlet and live with it for the rest of his life.

One of the main similarities between The Lion King II and Romeo and Juliet is that both main characters are deeply in love with each other but are doomed to be together due to the feud between both families. In The Lion King II the main characters are Kovu and Kiara, they are Romeo and Juliet in this allusion. They both come from different feuding families, Kiara comes from the family of Pride landers, and Kovu comes from the family of Outlanders. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet comes from the family of Capulets and Romeo comes from the family of Montagues. In both the movie and the play there are families’ members that represent each other. For example, the leader of the Outlanders is Zira. She is the mate of deceased Scar and the mother of Kovu. She is the Lady Montague of the movie, who has taken over the leadership role from Scar, who would have been Lord Montague. Nuka is Kovu's older brother, who is jealous of Kovu because he was the chosen one. He is Mercutio because his smart mouth, and impulse brought him to his death. Vitani is Kovu's sister. She is like Benvolio in the beginning, but when she grows up and becomes more like her evil mother.

Many literary works can be compared due to vast amounts of similarities between theme and characters; Hamlet and the Lion King are two literary works in which character and theme are surprisingly similar throughout each work. The Lion King is thought to be just an animated children’s film, however, it is in fact a modern translation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The main characters in the Lion King are definite parallels to those in Hamlet. Along with the main characters and plot details, the stories were similar in the representation of the secondary characters. "Here's my little secret, I killed Mufasa.” The theme in Hamlet can be compared to the Walt Disney movie The Lion King. Hamlet and Simba are betrayed by their uncles whom murder their

Almost everyone in the world is familiar with the infamous Disney movie The Lion King, but very few have gone into detail and analyzed the rhetoric within the film. Each scene is filled with a sense of pathos that tugs on the emotions of the audience and inevitably pushes them to one side over the other. It is interesting to see how the voices, color, and actions of each character have such an effect on their personalities which then has an effect on the audience and leaves them judging the morals of the characters. For people who grew up watching the original Disney movies, this is a great film to watch in depth and really figure out the meaning behind each scene.

Today, many stories are recreated from one another, and linked together in unexpected ways. Stories can be altered to fit a better audience, gain a clearer outline, or to simply be more enjoyable. These slight changes can affect the overall themes very easily. This deems true for the relationship between Hamlet, written by Shakespeare, and the reconstructed version, The Lion King. The two stories have a very similar plot along with corresponding characters that almost make them seem like duplications. Although, there are a few reasonable differences that alter The Lion King from the original Hamlet script. The omitting of the mother-to-uncle remarriage, the addition of Simba’s moral support, and the more positive ending of the story are all alternations that affect the overall theme.

Being that a live action version of The Lion King is soon to come, it would be inappropriate to not take a look back at Disney classic. The movie discussed topics that many children had never learned; which helped change the perspective of Disney forever. Along with a new perspective, the film brings a flavor that is definitely new to Disney movies. Before someone watches the upcoming live action film, they must first fall in love, if they already haven’t, with the original movie. The Lion King is incomparable to all

Though not exactly the same, the two stories’ plot lines have some parallels. The main similarity is the murder of the former king. Greed and jealousy wash over the brothers of the kings which leads them to remove their brothers from the throne through death. In Hamlet, it is said that Claudius killed elder Hamlet by poisoning him. This is revealed later in the story. In the movie The Lion King, it shows the step by step plan of how Scar kills Mufasa. Scar convinces Simba that Mufasa has a surprise for the young cub, so he convinces him to wait in a gorge while Scar went to retrieve Mufasa. Little did Simba know that a stampede of wildebeest influenced by Scar’s hyenas would come down the hill intended to kill young Simba. Scar reaches Mufasa

Hamlet is letting it spiral out of control .In the duel, “ Hamlet [forces king to drink the poison. The king dies].” (5.2.337). When you are trying to avenge someone, the obstacles you face are life threatening. Hamlet was facing and making decisions that no one should do at his age. Killing a person is not the best way to avenge someone. Hamlet is translated from having humans as characters to having animals being the characters. The animals will have the same occurrences as Hamlets characters do. In The Lion King, Simba lives and continues the Circle of Life with Nala. Simba and Nala are now the rulers of Pride Rock and are continuing with the tradition of having Rafiki holding up the baby lion toward the sky.However, when Simba confronts Scar, Simba calls him a murderer. Scar then says “you wouldn’t kill your own uncle” and Simba says “No

Hamlet was a four hour long film about a tragic hero who in trying to do the right things ends up going down a spiral of destruction leading to his demise. In contrast, “The Lion King” is a one hour and a half long film about a lion whose loses his father, runs away, and then returns to take back his home land. At first glance these films may seem like complete opposites. But in fact they are very similar. In both films the father characters are very similar, both uncles have similar character traits, and the two main leads come from royalty and regain the thrown.

It is said that today’s entertainment has strayed from classical literature. This was encompassing until Disney produced The Lion King in 1994. The Lion King placed a facade on a solemn story of responsibility and revenge. In Trey McElveen’s article, “Hamlet and The Lion King: Shakespearean Influences on Modern Entertainment”, he states that today’s entertainment has lost touch with the classical literatures of it’s predecessors, which could be agreed upon. McElveen informs us about the main characters and their influence on the main protagonists of the stories. According to the article, “Hamlet and The Lion King: Shakespearean Influences on Modern Entertainment” by Trey McElveen, the characters of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King are

Through analyzing the movies Hamlet and The Lion King, it is clear that the resemblance and differences between the two characters Hamlet and Simba and the storyline itself are very noticeable. The main similarities taken away from the movie is the similarities between these two princes that is widely talked about is the characters friendships and the death of both of their fathers. The deaths of their fathers made them try and forget and redeem their deaths. A difference between these two movies is the contrast between how Simba and Hamlet are perceived to their family and the public.

The Lion King shows values when Simba comes back to pride rock to serve justice. Where as Hamlet stirs up trouble and goes on a killing spree, then ultimately dies at the end. Disney made it clear this was not meant to be a bloody gory film. Instead it leaves viewers feeling fulfilled and wanting more. Shakespeare wanted blood, gore, death, and violence; it is what made the play worth leaving home to watch. Viewers fall in love with Simba and his friends as they are animals that would not be seen everyday. Hamlet is viewed as a psychopath that killed others for his own sick, twisted

Did you know that the Disney movie The Lion King was actually based off of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet? Though not completely similar there are many scenes that resemble the famous play. Both of the plots included the evil uncle killing the king to take his power. Simba never died like Hamlet but they both defeated the uncle so that the kingdom would be peaceful again.

Who would have known that The Lion King by Disney was based off of Hamlet by William Shakespeare? After watching both of the movies, it is noticeable that there are multiple similarities. In both films, the king is overthrown by their brother. After that had happened, the sons of the original kings were highly impacted and retaliated. The main points of this essay will be going over why The Lion King is a good adaptation of Hamlet, second will be which characters are the most accurate, and lastly examples of how The Lion King ended more happily than Hamlet.

The Lion King is an example of a creative reenactment of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Through different characters, Disney told the story of the prince who lost a father murdered by his uncle. Although there are some twists that give the two some differences, almost all of the play and its themes are covered in the movie. The characters in both of these stories are