...There are several similarities between William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Walt Disney's The Lion King, due to The Lion King being adapted from Hamlet. Many of the similarities occurred between the storylines of the two works and the main characters within the works. However, the storyline was not exactly, mostly differing in the order in which events occurred and the development and portrayal of some of the characters. The storyline of Hamlet and The Lion King are nearly identical. Both King Hamlet and Mufasa were killed by their brothers, who were jealous of their title and wished to be king of their respective empires. After disposing of the king, both claimed the throne through a rather unorthodox method. After the murders. the son of the king, Hamlet, in Hamlet, and Simba, in The Lion King, were both convinced by their uncles to leave their homes for a period of time. When the finally return home after some time had passed, they pushed their uncles into a confrontation, which resulted in the two uncles deaths. However, there are several discrepancies within how specific events occurred in The Lion King. For example one being, how Claudius and Scar killed their brothers, and how they both claimed the throne. Also when the ghosts of Mufasa and Hamlet returned from the grave to bring messages to their...
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...It would be beneficial to all students to watch The Lion King as it is a true representation of the play Hamlet. William Shakespeare's play Hamlet is a play about a character's struggles with the opposing forces of moral integrity and the need to avenge his father's murder. Disney's The Lion King is an award winning film about a young lion cub named Simba, and his struggles against himself and reality. The movie, The Lion King, and the book, Hamlet, both have a similar story line. Shakespeare's Hamlet and Disney's The Lion King have similar occurrences such as, the king is killed and revenge is sought by the king's son, the murderers are the king's brothers who want the power of the throne, and many others; but each story is also unique in their own ways. There are many comparisons between the play and movie. The setting of The Lion King, Pride Rock represents the castle Elsinore both are beautiful places that are homes to the king. Simba is Hamlet; they are both out for revenge when they learn who their fathers’ killer is. They are both also fighting to get back what is theirs, becoming king. Mufasa is like Hamlet’s dad. They were both well respected kings that get murdered by their own brothers in order for them to receive the thrown. Nala, representing Ophelia, is a beautiful young lion as Ophelia is a beautiful young girl. Both have a developing relationship with the prince of the kingdom. Although they play practically the same part, Nala is more forceful and stubborn...
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...Similarities and Differences Between The Lion King and Hamlet 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. One of the main aspects that connects The Lion King and Hamlet is the characters. Simba and Hamlet are both princes of their kingdoms. Hamlet, a man, and Simba, a lion cub, are in the same situation which is coping with and avenging their fathers’ deaths. Hamlet goes crazy and creates a whole plan of revenge but Simba simply runs from the problem altogether only to come face to face with it later. Nala, representing Ophelia, is a beautiful young lion as Ophelia is a beautiful young girl. Both have a developing relationship with the prince of the kingdom. Although they play practically the same part, Nala is more forceful and stubborn than Ophelia who is obedient and passive more times than not. Another difference between the two is that Nala doesn’t die at the end of the movie as Ophelia dies in Hamlet by suicide. Scar and Claudius is another pair that is quite obviously nearly reversible. Scar, through means of a stampede, causes the death of Mufassa and properly manipulates the situation so as to make Simba think it was his own fault. Simba carries this guilt for years and years to come. Claudius...
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...The first one up is Hamlet and how the play is meant for adults because of all the killings and suicides. It represents revenge by showing King Hamlet coming back from the dead to tell his son Hamlet that he needs to get revenge for him, also to show that his brother is responsible for his death. Hamlet follows his father’s wish and Kill Claudius with poison as he did to kill his brother. Hamlet pretended to be mad to reduce the suspicion that he had a plan to kill Claudius. A good quote from this play is “there is a method in his madness” which was said by Polonius before he got killed. Now the Lion King which is based on the same themes but censored to the extent that it wont be inappropriate for children because the movie is for children....
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...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. However, this is not the first time something with this same story line has been told. In fact, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the most popular pieces of literature of all time, parallels The Lion King in many more ways than one. The Lion King and Hamlet are best compared through the actions of the secondary characters, the exploration of the theme of death, and the striking similarities present in each works’ protagonist. Obviously, all plot events are not exactly the same, however the differences are insignificant to the point that the majority of the storyline and major characters still remain the same. The reflections of Hamlet in The Lion King are so strong that there are 3 sets of secondary characters that bear a striking resemblance to one another: Mufasa and King Hamlet, Claudius and Scar, as well as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and the hyenas. King Hamlet ruled his country...
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...The Lion King and Hamlet Essay The Lion King & Hamlet - Comparative Essay “All it takes for Evil to prevail in this world is for good men to do nothing.” Disney’s The Lion King placed a children’s façade on a very serious story of responsibility and revenge. This theme, however, is one of the oldest in history, and while it is not the most apparent, it does exist by William Shakespeare. The Lion King seems not to be based on a fairytale, but rather on the Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The basic character archetypes are concealed, and the storyline is simplified for children. But with a closer inspection of the characters themselves and the storyline, we the seasoned readers, can see just how apparent these similarities are. The story of The Lion King closely parallels that of Hamlet. It is about the jealousy of an uncle named Scar towards his nephew, Simba, who is the son of the king, and rightful heir to the throne. This jealousy drives him to take drastic action to secure himself to the throne. The only way he can do this is to kill his brother, King Mufasa and Simba. He accomplishes this by killing Mufasa and goes on to become the King of the Pride Lands and leader of the pack, thus “marrying” Simba’s mother, Sarobi. After the plan that Scar puts into action is completed, Scar finds his plan was only half successful; Simba survives. However, the clever, smooth talking uncle tricks the young and susceptible Simba into thinking that he is responsible for...
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...Hamlet the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark In this document I will make a compare between The Lion King and Hamlet. The book of Hamlet was very popular and late came out films of Hamlet; the lion king is one of the films witch is written according Hamlet. Both are very popular almost all children have seen the lion king and nearly all adults know about Hamlet (book). Because Hamlet became so popular, that created film even for children; Leon King. Ok in beginning I wounded why this (created) history of Denmark’s king was or is so popular and like something important in people’s life. I this I have found the answer after I have read this book and I think it was or is popular because when William Shakespeare wrote the tragedy in 1600th it was very different from another written histories, W Shakespeare used sentences with was fascinating and vocabulary’s he used as well of high level. Similarities between the Lion King and the Hamlet 1) In both kings dies. 2) In both the prince is only one who is real missing the king. 3) Uncle is the real murder in both. 4) King comes like a ghost and talks with his son. 5) Ophelia in Hamlet and the female lion in the lion king. Is something like a girlfriend in both? 6) Everyone is shocked when true about the murder comes out. 7) Everything gets worse and worse under the uncles kingdom. 8) Uncle dies in both of tragedies. 9) Kingdom goes back to Hamlet son. Differences between hamlet and lion king ...
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...Hamlet to Lion King Many stories offer similarities and themes that are alike. Hamlet and The Lion King is a prime example. They contain similarities between characters. Hamlet, Simba, Claudius, Scar, Ophelia, and Nala share many features that are alike. To start off with, the classic Shakespeare story, Hamlet (published in 1601-1603) is set in Denmark, where the revenge of Prince Hamlet is soon crushed by his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother's widow. Due to this story, it has brought many authors and directors to remake the story all over again, but in their own aspect. The Lion King resembles the movie, Hamlet by having characters that resemble each other. For example, Hamlet and Simba resemble each other in many ways. They both were handed anything they ever wanted, even their goals. Also, both Hamlet and Simba's uncle and father was killed by another character. They also encountered a ghost, a ghost which happened to be their own dad. Even though these characters had a few things in common they also had some differences. For example, in the story Hamlet, everyone dies including Hamlet...
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...There are many similarities and differences between Hamlet and the lion king. For example both of the kings in the lion king and Hamlet were killed by there brothers, but there are also some differences like in Hamlet, hamlet dies at the end and so does his uncle, but in the lion king only the uncle dies. In Hamlet, hamlet sees his father in a ghost form and the father ask him to avenge his death by killing his uncle, in doing so he makes people believe that he is mad so they don’t know what he’s trying to achieve. In doing so they ship hamlet away from Denmark because he accidently killed Polonius. Laeretes is trying to avenge his sister and Polonius's death by killing hamlet. His plan was to poison the sword when they dueled when the do duel hamlet gets hit with the poison but manages to Laeretes as well. In the lion king the uncle kills his father, the uncle becomes king because Simba leaves the village because he’s scarred he might Pumba and Timon they bring him back to the village finds that hyenas have been in there village Simba...
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...William Shakespeare's Hamlet is without question the most famous play in the English language. Hamlet is a play about a character's struggles with the opposing forces of moral integrity and the need to avenge his father's murder. Disney's The Lion King is an award winning film about a young lion cub named Simba, and his struggles against himself and reality. The movie, The Lion King, and the book, Hamlet, both have a similar story line. Shakespeare's Hamlet and Disney's The Lion King have similar occurrences such as, the king is killed and revenge is sought by the king's son, the murderers are the king's brothers who want the power of the throne, and many others; but each story is also unique in their own ways. Throughout Hamlet and The Lion King numerous examples link both of these stories together. The first example of comparing Shakespeare's Hamlet to Disney's The Lion King is in both stories the king is killed and revenge is sought by the king's son. The murderers in the stories are both the king's brothers who want the power of the throne. In Hamlet, Claudius is the murder of King Hamlet and in the movie The Lion King Scar is the murderer of Mufasa. After the death of the kings, both of the villains successfully took over the kingdoms. Another example that compares both of these stories together is that neither of the princes, Hamlet and Simba, liked the villains. In addition, they did not know at first that they had anything to do with their father's death. It took...
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...Similarities: 1. In both Hamlet and The Lion King, the uncle kills the king. 2. Both Hamlet and Simba are the rightful heirs. 3. Both Hamlet and Simba have a love interest. 4. Both Hamlet and Simba are royalty. 5. In both Hamlet and The Lion King, the dead fathers make appearances. Simba’s father appears from heaven and looks down on him while Hamlet’s father appears as a ghost. 6. The kings in both Hamlet and The Lion King were virtuous. 7. The uncles in both Hamlet and The Lion King are not virtuous. 8. Both Hamlet and Simba are misunderstood. 9. Both Hamlet and Simba try to put off what they were supposed to do. Hamlet is supposed to get revenge for his father’s death, and Simba is supposed to reclaim the throne. 10. Neither Hamlet nor Simba really want to kill his uncle. 11. In both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betray Hamlet. 12. In both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet’s childhood friends, can understand Hamlet better than anyone could. 13. In both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern discuss how they might probe Hamlet for discovering the cause of his supposed madness. 14. In both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern go along with Hamlet’s plan of having everyone attend the play. 15. In both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern...
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...Comparative analysis: Hamlet and The Lion King Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on a tragic play with the same name, written by William Shakespeare. On the other side The Lion King is an animated musical movie. Walt Disney Pictures released the movie in 1994. As the movie Hamlet, The Lion King was also influenced by Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. Both the movies are about revenging the death of a cherished family member but in different ways. Since a long time the idea of revenge has existed in our human nature. It has been our instinct to take back for a person that has been hurt. Today we find that many literary works uses revenge as a theme for the plot but how it is shown depends from a character to another. Hamlet and The Lion King are two superb examples. In the castle of Elsinore in Denmark, prince Hamlet sees his father’s ghost. Through the ghost Hamlet learns that his own brother, Claudius, who wants the thrown to Denmark had murdered his father and married his dead brothers wife, the queen Gertrude. The spirit tells Hamlet to, “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1.5.25 Shakespeare) and Hamlet obeys the spirit’s wishes. He then begins to seek more evidence on Claudius and his betrayal towards his brother. Hamlet enters into a deep melancholy and appears to be in madness, which makes Claudius and Gertrude worry about his erratic behavior. They employ Hamlet’s friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to watch over him and to discover the cause of his...
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...A Hero’s Journey: Hamlet and Simba What images come to mind as you reflect on your childhood? Playgrounds, blackboards, and soccer balls may be among the warmest of memories. Yet for many mermaids swim their thoughts, princesses get swept of their feet, and lions roar to their loyal place in the animal kingdom. There is no doubt that today’s entertainment has most of its touch using classical influences. Walt Disney has produced animated films that have captured the heart and imagination of audiences of all ages around the world through the magic of storytelling and imagery. Many of us appreciate the imagination and magic that Disney puts into its animations with out knowing they are based off of classical and traditional storylines that have been around for many years. For example the Disney movie The Lion King that is based off of the classical Shakespeare play Hamlet. The Lion King is possibly the most well known movie of the Disney collection that portrays a strong moral to its viewers. The journey that is taken by the characters in this movie is one from innocence to experience through confronting challenging situations. Just how Disney uses magic and imagination to capture its audience William Shakespeare also captured the hearts of people everywhere through the representation of emotions and feeling in his plays. Hamlet is without a question one of the most famous play in English literature. Through Hamlet Shakespeare shows a brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle...
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...Bloom’s Classic Critical Views W i l l ia m Sha k e Sp e a r e Bloom's Classic Critical Views alfred, lord Tennyson Benjamin Franklin The Brontës Charles Dickens edgar allan poe Geoffrey Chaucer George eliot George Gordon, lord Byron henry David Thoreau herman melville Jane austen John Donne and the metaphysical poets John milton Jonathan Swift mark Twain mary Shelley Nathaniel hawthorne Oscar Wilde percy Shelley ralph Waldo emerson robert Browning Samuel Taylor Coleridge Stephen Crane Walt Whitman William Blake William Shakespeare William Wordsworth Bloom’s Classic Critical Views W i l l ia m Sha k e Sp e a r e Edited and with an Introduction by Sterling professor of the humanities Yale University harold Bloom Bloom’s Classic Critical Views: William Shakespeare Copyright © 2010 Infobase Publishing Introduction © 2010 by Harold Bloom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For more information contact: Bloom’s Literary Criticism An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data William Shakespeare / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom : Neil Heims, volume editor. p. cm. — (Bloom’s classic critical views) Includes bibliographical references...
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...JAMES JOYCE -AN IRISH MODERNIST MODERN FICTION GROUP NUMBER 4 GROUP MEMBERS : HAFSA SHAHID R CONTENTS: Introduction to James Joyce Modernism and James Joyce A portrait of an Artist as aYoung Man Ulysses Themes and Style of Joyce's two Works a) Mythological Allusions b) Kunslerroman c)Stream of conciousness c)Focus on inner time rather than outer time d)Search for identity e)Treatment of religion f)Treatment of sexuality Conclusion James Joyce (from February 2, 1882 to January 13, 1941) was one of the most preeminent Irish authors of the 20th century. He is known for his literary innovation strictly focused narrative and indirect style. James Joyce matriculated from University College of Dublin in 1903. After moving to Paris, Joyce planned on studying medicine. The lectures were conducted in a technical French but Joyce’s education had not prepared him for it. Despite his mother’s attempts to get him to return to Catholic Church, Joyce remained unmoved even after her death. Joyce studied at Clongowes Wood College from 1888 until 1892. When the family’s financial state devolved, Joyce had to leave the school. After a brief time at Christian Brothers School, Joyce was enrolled at Belvedere College in 1893. In 1898, Joyce began studying Italian, English and French at University College Dublin. At this time, Joyce also began his entry into the artistic...
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