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
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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
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by Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Jonathan Taylor Thomas andMoira Kelly. The Lion King tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as king; however, after Simba's uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is fooled into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile in shame and despair. Upon maturation living with two wastrels, Simba is given some valuable perspective from his friend, Nala, and his shaman, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end
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Shakespeare, why thou no talk normally. The title of the play is Hamlet By Shakespeare. The play was about Claudius who killed Old Hamlet because he wanted to become king instead of Hamlet. The title of the movie is The Lion King By Cris Sanders. The Lion King is about Scar who kills Mufasa. He becomes king and Mufasa’s son runs away and comes back a while later to recover his crown. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King are similar because the brothers are evil and kill their
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from an old favorite, The Lion King. Watch as Simba makes a bad decision, taking Nala along with him. Pay close attention to how Simba’s dad, Mufasa, deals with him when Simba’s decision results in danger. Show Clip: Begin at Scene 6, set the counter at 18:24 as Simba and Nala tumble into the Elephant Graveyard. You will stop the clip at 25:36, when Mufasa and Simba wrestle in the grass. Key Dialogue: Mufasa: Simba, I am very disappointed in you. Simba: I know. Mufasa: You could have been killed!
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES LEADERSHIP SKILLS PEC05 ASSIGNMENT : MULAN & THE LION KING NAME | ID NUMBER | ELYZA IDAYU BINTI AFANDI | 012014111080 (BFN) | LECTURER : MISS ADAWIYAH MARKS: MARKS: SYNOPSIS OF MULAN Mulan is a girl, the only child of her honored family. When the Huns invade China, one man from every family is called to fight for the country. Mulan's father, who has an old wound and cannot walk properly, decides to fight
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both stories were similar in representation of the secondary characters. The theme in Hamlet can be compared to the Walt Disney movie The Lion King. Both Hamlet and Simba are betrayed by their uncles who murder their father in order to fulfill their own ambitions. The characters in the Lion King closely parallel Hamlet. Simba, the main character in the Lion King, embodies Hamlet. They are both the son of the King and rightful heir to the throne. The King of the Pridelands, Mufasa , can be compared
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Archetypes are patterns shown in our instincts that shape the way we act. Simba in the Lion King shows ‘the Hero’ archetype. While Nala has ‘the Herald.’ However, while Timon and Pumbaa are different characters the traits that they show both fit under ‘the Jester’ archetype. In THe Lion King due to the personification of these animals, the characters can fit under these archetypes more clearly. The Lion Kings main protagonist, Simba has the archetype of the hero. In the beginning of the story he wanted
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their son, Simba. Simba’s birth denies Scar, Mufasa’s younger brother, the kingship that he would have inherited if Simba hadn’t been born that’s a run on, make them shorter. Scar is extremely jealous of his older brother, is obsessed with the idea of becoming king and obtaining power over Pride Rock. He devises a plan with a goal to kill Mufasa and Simba so that he is next in line to take charge. After Mufasa pearishes, Scar manages to scare away the soon to be new leader, Simba. Once Simba leaves Pride
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such as antelopes, zebras, hippos, and warthogs. Lions in the movie eat mice, antelopes, zebras, hornbills, hippos, and warthogs. Note: Timon, a meerkat, and Pumbaa, a warthog introduce Simba, the cub of Mufasa, to “grubs” (various insects’ larvae), which is what their (Timon and Pumbaa’s) diet consists of. Simba has to get used to the grubs, therefore I am not using “the grubs” as part of a lion’s real-life diet. From the movie, one could assume that both warthogs and meerkats are insectivores,
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