HAMLET + LION KING

HAMLET + LION KING

1. SIMILARITIES

   • Claudius kills King Hamlet, Scar kills Mufasa
     • we don't see the killing of King Hamlet, nor are we suggested to dislike his character
     • Scar

2. The Lion King had "a moral base unlike most of the movies released at the time" (Trey McElveen)

3. Gertrude and Sarabi both have "emotional ties to the main protagonists of the stories" (Trey McElveen)

4. "where wilt thou lead me? Speak, I'll go no further" Hamlet Act 1, Scene 5

   • Mufasa's ghost appears to Simba

5. "The Serpant that did sting thy father's life, Now wears his crown" - Ghost of Hamlet Act 1, Scene 5

   • "I killed Mufasa" - Scar

6. "Hamlet, this deed... foor that which thou has done... must send thee hence with fiery quickness... to England" - Claudius Act 1 Scene 3

   • "Run Simba, run away and never return." Mufasa