Similarities Between Hamlet And The Lion King

Characterization is the representation of a fictional character. A key element of any story is character development. The LION King's cast, created by Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton and Irene Mecchi, mirror the characters of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The characters involved in this scene from Hamlet include Hamlet, Gertrude (The Queen), and King Hamlet’s ghost. In The LION King Mufasa’s Spirit share the moment. Each prince and their fathers spirit share close similarities. Both Hamlet and Simba are at first shocked to see the spirits. While Hamlet has witnessed the supernatural before, this is Simba’s first time. The two characters are equally in need of guidance and they each rely on their father, whom they trusted, to remind them of themselves. They have both along the way forgotten parts of themselves, Simba being his destiny and Hamlet being his humanity and task. The spirits arrive after something triggers the princes into a state of insecurity, depression, and anger. Hamlet had killed an innocent man and felt betrayed by his mother. Simba's memories of his dark past resurfaced and he felt like he was being pushed to return to it. Each character's father is soft spoken and direct, but not harsh. They do not engage in a conversation, but

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.

At the beginning of the film the camera angle looks up towards him, the lights shine on young Simba; the importance of his birth is immense, although Simba may be oblivious to the fact at the time. Another parallel is the fact that both Simba and Hamlet at one stage wish to be dead. When Timon and Pumbaa find him, they believe Simba to be dead when they first find him. He is not – but wishes to be. The same could be said about Hamlet when he questions his life – “To be, or not to be”. Like Hamlet, Simba tends to need to be on his own to reflect. Hamlet and Simba are near perfect examples of tragic heroes. Both are tested to the extent of their inner strength and faith in the triumph of good.

There is a lot of similarities between the Lion King and Hamlet. One of the biggest similarities is the characters, their traits, and their aspiration. In the Lion King Simba’s uncle Scar killed Simba’s dad and in the play Hamlet, Claudius killed Hamlet’s father. Simba and Hamlet are super alike. They both are loving, caring, empowered, fighters and they both want to kill their uncles because of what they did to their dads. Ophelia and Nala are both loving, caring and care about Simba/Hamlet. Ophelia and Nala are both the love interest of the main character. Scar and Claudius both want control of the kingdom. Simba and Hamlet both disappear from their families for a little. Both of the families in the Lion King and Hamlet are royal families. There is still a lot more similarities, but they mostly all have to do with character traits and what they do.

When comparing the characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Disney’s The Lion King, they are similar. Hamlet is a play about a boy who lost his father and had to get revenge on his uncle, the new King and the killer of his father. The Lion King is a movie about a young lion who loses his father and then struggles with his uncle and finding his place in the circle of life. When specifically looking at Scar and Claudius they are similar because they are cruel, selfish, and two-faced.

When comparing two different Hamlet movies I found that one scene in particular was obviously more different than the others. I compared Columbia pictures 1996 version with Kenneth Branagh playing the role of Hamlet versus BBC’s 2009 Hamlet in which David Tennant played the honorable role of Hamlet. When comparing both movies I found a lot of similarities but there was one major difference when I compared the “To be or not to be” scene. The scenes vary in multiple ways whether it is lighting, focus, camera movements, and even the actors that play Hamlet.

The instinct for justice to be served and the idea of revenge to be sought has existed upon us to be a natural part of human nature for many years. Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Disney’s 1994 film “The Lion King” directed by Roger Allers share many parallels between the relationship of brothers, resulting for the seek of revenge and restored order to compare. Green with envy, Scar and Claudius result to murder to achieve victory in gaining power over the thrown. The comparison between Claudius and Cain are evident to portray revenge upon their brothers and later to be exiled With both king deaths, Mufasa and King Hamlet bring meaning and actions to lend hand in the motive to their sons to restore what is right.

Hamlet gives his word to kill Claudius after his father appears to him in the form of a ghost but he delays the revenge. Simba on the other hand house to remain an active because he starts off as a young couple who does not have enough physical ability to take on scar he goes around the whole movie with his companions singing and wishing for the day when you will finally be able to stand off against Scar. By the end of the movie and the play you can see that Simba and Hamlet finally take action because hamlet returns home and is determined to kill Claudius well Simba comes back to pride rock to take back what his father left for

Out of spite, both protagonists plan to take revenge on their evil uncles. Hamlet ponders on the idea of revenging his father’s death, but it wasn’t until Claudius’ guilty conscience was exposed during the play and also when the Ghost orders Hamlet to “Revenge his soul!” that Hamlets purpose was clear. In the end, Hamlet confronts Claudius but it is pointless ending in a blood battle. Simba on the other hand was told, “Run away and never return!” after believing it was himself who killed his father. Wanting to do what was right, Simba followed his uncle’s orders and it wasn’t until a chance encounter with Nala, that he realised the damage he had caused. Trying to take back what was rightfully his, Simba defeats Scar but instead of death as his revenge, he banishes Scar from The Pride Lands, telling his “to never return”. Both antagonists in the texts experience the heartbreak and misfortune of revenge but deal with it in ways their intended audiences will understand and learn from.

The second similarity is the correlation between Hamlet’s uncle Claudius and Simba’s uncle named Scar (Gavin). Both of these characters are the brothers of the king (Zeffirelli, Hamlet) (Allers, The Lion King). In the film Hamlet and Allers’s The Lion King, both characters take a throne that is not rightfully theirs. These characters are jealous, power-hungry villains. These two antagonists are very much hated by everyone that has seen the play or movie. During Hamlet, Claudius steals his brother’s throne, marries his sister-in-law, and tries to kill his nephew Hamlet (Zeffirelli). In a similar fashion for The Lion King, Scar kills Mufasa, takes his brother’s place in the palace, and orders his servants to kill Simba (Allers). While these two

In the texts The Lion King and Hamlet both audiences are confronted by death. Both texts show the kings being murdered by their brother but at different times of the text. At the opening of Hamlet the audience knew that King Hamlet was already murdered, but in The Lion King we see king Mufasa get killed by his brother Scar. Both sons of the kings, Hamlet and Simba were sent away, they then later found out that their uncle killed their father. They both went back to their homes to seek revenge on their uncle. At the end of the book we then see both of the Evil uncles of Hamlet and Simba get killed once everyone finds out the truth of who killed the Kings.

Hamlet was depressed, he didn’t take the death of his father lightly and it made him different from his pleasant and sociable self. Simba became sad but eventually forgotten about his father’s death once he became accustomed to living in the Jungle with his friends Timon and Pumbaa. Not to mention, another difference to note is the way they set upon their goals after witnessing the ghosts of their fathers. Hamlet was driven mad with revenge to avenge his father while as Simba had the driven purpose to save his kingdom from his uncle Scar. In the process of Hamlet following his revenge, everyone ends up dead, while for Simba’s side everyone other than Scar dies, making both the endings of their stories

within the movie, characters resemble that of the Hamlet's character. Symba represents hamlet, he struggles with the death of his father and is content until his father comes to him in ghost form in order for him to avenge the death of his father. However the story differs from the play in order to fit within the boundaries of a Disney movie. Moreover, Scar represents King Claudius who usurps the throne by killing King Hamlet. Other then the lion king many tv shows and movies nod to the famous tragedy.consequently In a world so connected one would be hard pressed not to find an adaptation or simple quote that is directly derived from the play.

A mother says to her young child, “Honey, come downstairs and watch Hamlet!” A statement which might sound ludicrous at first, is in reality, more sensible than one might think. Since 1994, The Lion King has been a must-see film for children all around the world. Its 8.5 rating on IMDB lists it alongside of some of the greatest movies ever made. Children’s movies that were released around this time were all shallow and simplistic. The reason why The Lion King was so successful is because it was an unexpected and pleasant anomaly. The Lion King is a story of responsibility and revenge, masked by a setting that is known to be appealing to children.

On the other side, Hamlet and Simba are of different ages, most characters die in Hamlet story as well as the number of supporting characters in both works differ. Therefore, this paper will discuss the comparison of Lion King and Hamlet. Besides, both families in the two works are royal. Simba being the main character in Disney's The Lion