“The Lion King‚” a young lion cub named Simba lives with his mother‚ father “King Mufasa” and a villainous uncle Scar in the Pride Lands of Africa. Once‚ with the help from hyenas Scar attacks Simba and King Mufasa to take the throne as King of Pride Lands. Later‚ Scar accuses Simba for the death of his father and that he should leave the pride lands in shame. He grows up with two friends Timon and Pumbaa. Once‚ his friends are attacked by Nala who takes Simba back to Pride Land. Soon after reaching
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"Kimba the White Lion")‚ Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick) is an African lion prince. All of the animals of the Pride Lands respect him‚ and he is beloved by all. His father is King Mufasa (James Earl Jones)‚ and when King Mufasa dies‚ Simba is next in line to become King of the Pride Lands. Mufasa’s brother‚ Scar (Jeremy Irons)‚ wants to be King. He is jealous that Simba will inherit the throne instead of him. He knows‚ though‚ that if both Mufasa and Simba were to disappear‚ he
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directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff‚ a young lion prince is born in Africa‚ making his uncle Scar the second in line to be king. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba‚ in order to make himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault‚ so Simba leaves the kingdom. After years of exile he returns back to the kingdom to take back what was once his father’s‚ and now his. After watching both of the films‚ there seemed to be a political
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1 First Last Name Professor Rita Wisdom English 1302 December 18‚ 2008 Word Count: 1167 Hamlet vs. Simba While Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King was strongly influenced by William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ they differ in many ways. The movie shadows Shakespeare’s work so closely that parallels between the main characters themselves are readi ly apparent. Simba‚ Mufasa‚ and Scar are direct representations of Young Hamlet‚ King Hamlet‚ and Claudius‚ but there are some scenes
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Lion King‚ Scar represents the shapeshifter. A shapeshifter is a character who serves the purpose of misleading the hero. Throughout the movie he lies to Simba to put Simba in dangerous positions. He also kills Mufasa in order to gain power and continues to lie to Simba to force him to leave. Towards the end of the movie while speaking to Simba he states‚ “I’d hate to be responsible for the death of a family member.” Scar says this to lie to the other characters and pretend to be different than how
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stories. Simba bears many resemblances to Hamlet. Scar is‚ in many ways‚ like Claudius. Besides the likenesses between main characters‚ there are also similarities between secondary characters as well. In "The Lion King"‚ Simba runs away from his home after his father is killed. He is too young and inexperienced to take on the responsibilities that are suddenly thrust upon him. He retreats to the jungle where he meets a meekrat and a warthog named Timon and Pumbaa. Timon and Pumbaa are to Simba what
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uncle murders the king. In the both story ‚ people have the expectation that they would marry. Hamlet love Ophelia and Simba love Nala . In the other hand ‚ uncle died from violent actions in both story. Caludius is being killed by poison. Simba uncle is being push off diff and attack by hyenas. In conclusion ‚ Hamlet and Lion King’s background information is similar.
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The Archetypes of the Lion King Simba: Hero or Cold-blooded Murderer? The "unconscious" is a psychological concept that is interpreted differently by many psychologists. Sigmund Freud interprets the unconscious as a place where thoughts‚ feelings and memories are kept‚ and cannot easily be brought into the conscious mind. However‚ some neo-Freudians‚ such as Carl Jung‚ thought differently. Jung believed that there was not only a personal unconscious‚ which is what Freud describes‚ but
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representation of the secondary characters. "Here’s my little secret‚ I killed Mufasa.” The theme in Hamlet can be compared to the Walt Disney movie The Lion King. Hamlet and Simba are betrayed by their uncles whom murder their fathers 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
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Disney movie‚ The Lion King? Although Simba‚ the main character in The Lion King has an ending that is more compatible with its juvenile audience‚ and Hamlet’s ending was literally deadly. They both have to go head to head with their evil uncles and they must overcome moral conflict within themselves. Simba and Hamlet have their obvious difference but also share more unique traits in their stories than some would think. Every family has a black sheep. Both Simba and Hamlet had an evil‚ diabolical uncle
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