William Shakespeare's Hamlet can be compared to Disney’s Lion King, because of their similarities of characters, plot line, and intervening themes of loyalty and power. Both stories center on these themes and even progressively change together when the main characters morals start to change and fade.
Throughout Hamlet and The Lion King there are examples that link both of these plots together. The first example being both stories is the king being killed and the revenge is being sought after by the king's son. The killings in the stories are both the king's brothers who seek the power of the kingdom, who soon to meet their demise. Claudius is the murder of King Hamlet and in Hamlet and Scar is the murderer of Mufasa in The Lion King. After …show more content…
The obvious example that connects both of the plot lines together is the connection of the princes, Hamlet and Simba. They at first did not know that they had anything to do with their father's death. It took the outside force; being the ghost of their fathers to persuade them into avenging their father’s death weather through revenge in Hamlet, or moral guidance in The Lion King. The ghost of old hamlet explains his poisoning that was committed by Claudius, Hamlet easily believes the ghost at first because of his dislike for Claudius. Old Hamlet distinctly says "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (Shakespeare 202), but unlike Hamlet, Simba was told of the death of his father by his murder, Scar instead the ghost of his dad, who instead of asking for revenge, gave guidance in moral and character. In both instances, the ghost of Old Hamlet and the cloud of Mufasa, stress the importance of returning back to reclaim the throne that has been …show more content…
Both Claudius and Scar are both power thirsty and desperate for control of the throne. In both aspects the attempt fails at the end, and the protagonist wins his own personal moral battle, which can be argued positively and negatively for both Hamlet and Simba. Both of them are also portrayed as very devious when they plan to put their plans to action. They cleverly portray a false persona to their family and friends in order to achieve their mischievous aims to conquer, by backstabbing his family members. At first, Claudius seems to be mostly pleased by his endeavors by reveling in the life of Old Hamlet, living his old life, even marrying his own brother's wife. Scar too seems to enjoy his spoils as well by letting his hyena henchmen to rummage in the Pride Lands, while relaxing in Mufasa old throne, much like a mirror of Claudius’s position. Scar, just like Claudius, completely and greedily abuses his power and pushes the kingdom towards war, but there are also differences that we start to see. For example, in Hamlet we start to notice that Claudius starts repenting for his wrong doings against his brother, he begs for forgiveness from the lord for the wrong doings he has committed and the deeds he has committed to get in the position he is sitting in. Unlike Claudius, Scar, rarely doubted his engagements, and always goes with this mindset to his final moments. A prime example of his behavior can be seen when
Throughout Hamlet and The Lion King there are examples that link both of these plots together. The first example being both stories is the king being killed and the revenge is being sought after by the king's son. The killings in the stories are both the king's brothers who seek the power of the kingdom, who soon to meet their demise. Claudius is the murder of King Hamlet and in Hamlet and Scar is the murderer of Mufasa in The Lion King. After …show more content…
The obvious example that connects both of the plot lines together is the connection of the princes, Hamlet and Simba. They at first did not know that they had anything to do with their father's death. It took the outside force; being the ghost of their fathers to persuade them into avenging their father’s death weather through revenge in Hamlet, or moral guidance in The Lion King. The ghost of old hamlet explains his poisoning that was committed by Claudius, Hamlet easily believes the ghost at first because of his dislike for Claudius. Old Hamlet distinctly says "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (Shakespeare 202), but unlike Hamlet, Simba was told of the death of his father by his murder, Scar instead the ghost of his dad, who instead of asking for revenge, gave guidance in moral and character. In both instances, the ghost of Old Hamlet and the cloud of Mufasa, stress the importance of returning back to reclaim the throne that has been …show more content…
Both Claudius and Scar are both power thirsty and desperate for control of the throne. In both aspects the attempt fails at the end, and the protagonist wins his own personal moral battle, which can be argued positively and negatively for both Hamlet and Simba. Both of them are also portrayed as very devious when they plan to put their plans to action. They cleverly portray a false persona to their family and friends in order to achieve their mischievous aims to conquer, by backstabbing his family members. At first, Claudius seems to be mostly pleased by his endeavors by reveling in the life of Old Hamlet, living his old life, even marrying his own brother's wife. Scar too seems to enjoy his spoils as well by letting his hyena henchmen to rummage in the Pride Lands, while relaxing in Mufasa old throne, much like a mirror of Claudius’s position. Scar, just like Claudius, completely and greedily abuses his power and pushes the kingdom towards war, but there are also differences that we start to see. For example, in Hamlet we start to notice that Claudius starts repenting for his wrong doings against his brother, he begs for forgiveness from the lord for the wrong doings he has committed and the deeds he has committed to get in the position he is sitting in. Unlike Claudius, Scar, rarely doubted his engagements, and always goes with this mindset to his final moments. A prime example of his behavior can be seen when