Comparing Hamlet And The Lion King

The Lion King and Hamlet;both are amazing tells of people overcoming lost love ones, untrustworthy family, and heroism. There are a lot of similarities in this story, There are a lot of differences in them. Here are a few comparisons between the two. In both Hamlet and The Lion King, both Hamlet and Simba were of royal birth. In The Lion King Simba’s dad, Mufasa, was king of the lions, which makes Simba the prince. Hamlet’s father was the king of Denmark so that also makes hamlet a prince. Part of the tragedy in both stories are they both have evil uncles who killed their fathers in order to take power. In The Lion King Simba has an evil uncle named Scar. Scar is jealous of his brother, Mufasa, because he wants to be the king instead. Of course, Scar kills his brother to get what he wants. In Hamlet, Hamlet has an uncle named Claudius. When the reader enters the story, Claudius has already become king by killing his brother, who was the king.As previously mentioned, both (King) Mufasa and King Hamlet are murdered by their brothers, who then took over as the kings. …show more content…
In The Lion King, Simba develops close friendships with the ever-entertaining Timone and Pumbaa. They are there for him during a time in his life where he has no one, and they teach him how to enjoy life. Simba also has a love interest named Nala. They were friends as young cubs, but romance blossomed when they met again as adults.In Hamlet, Hamlet has a friend named Horatio whom he knew from college. Though Horatio does not have as big of an impact on Hamlet as Timone and Pumbaa have on Simba, he does help Hamlet on several occasions and can be considered his one true friend. Hamlet also has a love interest named Ophelia. In the end both Hamlet and Simba end up fighting their uncle’s.Simba fights with Scar, who ends up being killed by the hyenas. Hamlet kills his uncle with a sword and poisoned wine.The are also many