The Lion King and Hamlet Hamlet and the Lion King are two literary works in which character and theme are surprisingly similar throughout each work. The Lion King is thought to be just an animated children’s film, however, it is translation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The main characters in the Lion King are definite parallels to those in Hamlet. Alongwith the main characters and plot details, 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 to Hamlet Senior, who is killed by the uncle figure.
Scar and Claudius have an unpleasant image of the uncle. They are presented as cold and evil. Laertes, the henchman and right-hand man of Claudius, becomes, in the movie, the Hyenas. The Hyenas collectively act as hero-worshippers to Scar, loyal subjects, and fellow does-in evil. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the comics in Hamlet, and in the Lion King. This role is fulfilled Timon and Pumbaa. The main character in The Lion King is Simba. Simba is quite similar to Hamlet in that both are sons of the wrongfully murdered kings. Both princes delay their decisions to seek vengeance for their murdered fathers. Each prince runs from their responsibilities after the death of their respective fathers. Although they both know what they must do deep inside. Simba escapes reality from running away. However, Hamlet escapes by feigning