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When contrasting the characters in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet to the characters in Walt Disney’s film, The Lion King, there are many differences in characterization. Hamlet is a play set in Denmark that tells the story of the tragic murder of King Hamlet and the emotional effects it has on his son, Prince Hamlet. The Prince’s mental instability causes him to go wildly insane over his love for Ophelia, who he will never have. He seeks vengeance on his uncle who is guilty of his father's murder. The Lion King is a film about Simba, a young lion prince who grieves over the untimely death of his father, the King of the Pride Lands. Simba discovers his Uncle Scar was the cause of his father's death. He must now return to Pride Rock in order to save his home and all who live there from the chaos under the ruling of Scar while he finds his place in society. When analyzing the characters Ophelia and Nala, they are dissimilar in their traits of obedience, dependence, and inner strength.

“Live with your head in the lion’s mouth” is a phrase his dying grandfather told him on his death bed. The lion represents white males on how dangerous they are. The lion also represents the world and how African Americans haven’t been accepted as humans yet. The mouth represents the terror and events that take place. As a lion is a predator and goes after what he wants. The lion is also a representation of white male society on the supremacy because they are the kind of the jungle. The head represents the physiological standpoint of an educated African-American male. His thoughts on what white

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a largely known tragic play with many different interpretations, one of them being The Lion King. The Lion King is a Disney film indicating that the film was targeted for children. Considering Hamlet is largely violent it would not be suitable for children, hence differences were required to make it suitable and understandable for children. However, to keep the origin of Hamlet in The Lion King similarities are also required.

Throughout Canadian history, Issues of ethnicity and race have been a prevalent problem as a multicultural society. The novel In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje, Ondaatje shines a light upon to the forgotten immigrant workers by creating intersection between history and fiction effectively shows us the overall poor treatment the forgotten immigrant workers who built Toronto’s waterworks and viaducts because of racism, marginalization and difference while also highlighting them in a positive light.

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.

The audience is engaged in Saroo’s experiences as he learns to trust people along his journey so he can survive. Saroo uses his trust and friendships to help him get off the streets and find a place to sleep or a place to the stay like the orphanage.”When he saw me watching him, he said hello and we talked shyly for a bit. He seemed to know more words than i did, to speak more like an adult, so he probably went to school, but he was friendly and we played around on the street for a while. Then he said i could go with him to his house. Cautiously, if followed.”Pg 62/63. “We talked for a bit and i admitted i was lost, and he invited me to stay with his family. i might have hesitated, wondering whether he meant me harm or would turn on me, as the little boys mother had but i went with him.” Pg 65 in this example Saroo bonds trust with two people, older boy and the young school boy. it informs the reader that Saroo is in a situation where he does need help but it also displays that there are people that will help and sometimes these people can save your life. This part of "Lion" identifies how much somebody needs trust in order to survive and how by trusting others you are taking a risk that won't always turn out

Animals travel devotedly across the African plains to witness the unveiling of the newborn prince, Simba, the cub of the esteemed Lion King, Mufasa. As he grows into an adventurous yet oftentimes reckless young lion, Simba and his best friend, and eventual mate, Nala get into mischief despite Mufasa’s attempts to teach humility, responsibility, and leadership. As Simba nears the age of assuming the throne his bitter reclusive uncle, Scar, seethes with jealousy. Plotting the deaths of his older brother and nephew, Scar stages a stampede where he murders Mufasa and scares young Simba into believing he killed his own father, forcing him to flee. Timon, a showy meerkat, and Pumba, a clueless yet companionable warthog, find Simba unconscious in

Lion will always try to go the extra mile to get his way, no matter what it takes. An example of this is shown on page 34 of the book; “Once when one of the guys who cleans the tables in the cafeteria told him he couldn’t be taking food off the premises, Lion told him it was okay, that he had been one of the three athletes in the nation who’d been awarded athletic scholarships to high school, and that there was an ‘all you can eat’ clause in

The plot of the story is when a young lion prince is born and his evil uncle plots to kill him and his father the king. After the king is murdered, the prince runs away from his kingdom leaving the uncle in charge by default. The movie appeals to people of all ages because it shows that all cultures seemed to enjoy the consistent use of well-known archetypes. The Lion King shows similarities of all ages by recognizing common, situational, and character archetypes.

In the second passage, the emperor accuses the lion of being guilty of high treason, which makes him the villain once more. Instead of being calm, the lion, who is the victim in this scenario,

As innocent and young the Disney movie “The Lion King” may seem, it is, indeed, loosely based off of the renowned Shakespeare play “Hamlet”. It would seem strange to the typical audiences of each, but when looked at closer, it is seen that they are actually related underneath the youthful, animated surface of The Lion King.

C Being a young prince and one day King, Simba is expected to act accordingly. As any young and curious lion would, he feels the pressure of his position as prince, and finds himself in some very tricky situations. Simba must realize that someday he will be the leader of the whole kingdom, and must mature into not only role model for animals everywhere, but also learn how to rule over an entire kingdom.

In 1994, the critics hail an animated masterpiece, not only for its artwork and music, but also for the plotline: an evil uncle displaces the heir to the throne and sends him into exile. Years later, following both a prophecy and an encounter with the ghost of the old king, the heir is persuaded to return to his home, avenge his father's death, and take his proper place as the ruler of the kingdom. At first glance, Disney's The Lion King has all the classic motifs of the revenge plot. These archetypal patterns occur in many stories, and Disney writers Jim Capoblanco and Irene Mecchi may well have built the plot's structure from the ground up. However, if we disregard the Serengeti setting, the

In the animated cinematic universe, inspiration has come from many places; mythology, rumours, fairy tales or everyday objects. It is known that the inspiration for “The Lion King” was taken from Shakespeare´s play “Hamlet”. The sequel did in similar fashion base its story upon another of Shakespeare´s plays, “Romeo and Juliet”. Through this assignment, I will take a look at which components from the play were included and which were left at the drawing table. For a better overview, I will summarise the two movies before taking a look at similarities, themes and the importance of the movie.

The lion represents the sin of violence. Dante describes the lion as approaching with a ravenous hunger. Even the air was afraid of the lion. Dante choose the lion to represent violence because they are known as the kings of the jungle. Their powerful legs and long teeth allow them to quickly take down and kill their prey. Male lions contain pride that causes them to violently fight to remain the head of their pack. This violent behavior can be found in the seventh layer of hell where the tyrants, killers, and war hungry sinners reside.