Lions Physical Characteristics Lions have relatively short-legged‚ long‚ muscular bodies and large heads. The male grows on average to 1.7 to 2.5 m (5.6 to 8.2 ft) long‚ not including the tail‚ which is 90 to 105 cm (36 to 41 in) in length. It stands 1.23 m (4 ft) high at the shoulder‚ and it weighs 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb). The mane‚ which covers the head and neck‚ sometimes extends to the shoulders and belly. The mane will vary in color and length; well-fed‚ healthy lions have longer
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The Lion King is a true hero’s journey that takes place in the savannas of Africa. The title "the Lion King" emphasizes that a lion is king‚ most likely referring to the main character‚ Simba. Simba is the main hero in the story because he regains his kingdom and defeats evil. The main character’s archetype is "king"; he takes responsibility for his actions and his kingdom‚ he regains order and control. Simba takes part in a hero’s journey by being a part of the departure‚ initiation‚ and the return
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Critical Novel Study Text 1- The Lion King Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Released 25th August 1994 Summary of the text ‘The Lion King’ is a heart warming film-directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff-about the fictional lion cub Simba and his journey to adulthood. Simba is only very young when his father Mufasa (king of their home the Pridelands) is killed by Simba’s power-hungry uncle Scar (Mufusa’s brother). Scar tricks young Simba into believing that he killed his own father
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of power by which they can induce others to behave in accordance with their wishes. These five sources of power are coercive powers‚ reward powers‚ legitimate powers‚ expert powers‚ and referent powers. In the movie‚ Lion King‚ an alpha male‚ the king of the jungle‚ which is a Lion name Mufasa‚ is killed by his jealous older brother Scar. The planned death only worked due to the manipulation of Mufasa’s son‚ Simba‚ by Scar. After Mufasa dies‚ Simba runs away and Scar takes control of the Pride Land
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The book‚ A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is the originally book where the ideas came from. But‚ comparing to the movie “The Lion King” there are many ways that they are the same and many ways that they are different. Scrooge has seen the first ghost “the ghost of christmas past” and the ghost had taken Scrooge to his his past. Scrooge saw many scenes but after all the important scenes were shown to Scrooge the ghost took Scrooge back to the present. Shortly after‚ in his room was another
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laid to us.” (Act IV‚ i) This is a line from the King from which the audience realizes for the first time that he realizes Hamlet’s killing potential. For a moment it could be perceived that he is scared of what Hamlet may do to him in vengeance in his late father’s name. He is fearful of the backlash of karma he his about to receive for lying in his prayers and false repentance. He is fearful‚ but also jealous of this new found courage that Hamlet has to face him and kill him rather than the more
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The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis‚ published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It was the first published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956) and it is the best known; among all the author’s books it is the most widely held in libraries.[3] Although it was written as well as published first in the series‚ it is volume two in recent editions‚ which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline
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similarities between them. The underlying themes of Shakespeare ’s Hamlet and Sophocles Oedipus King excite the reader yet leave us with the desire of wanting more. There are significant similarities between Oedipus King and Hamlet‚ especially when it relates to the theme of the tormented king‚ incest‚ and Shakespeare ’s and Sophocles metaphorical references to vision and hearing. Sophocles Oedipus King and Shakespeare ’s Hamlet both contain the basic elements of tragedy‚ although the Shakespearean
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Hamlet and Macbeth and the new King of England The Kings in both Hamlet and Macbeth represents good and the men that want to destroy the monarchy‚ are evil. Hamlet ’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ and Duncan‚ King of Scotland in Macbeth‚ are both killed‚ but avenged for the good of country. King Hamlet was a good‚ brave ruler‚ yet Claudius is a shrewd politician and manipulator‚ only interested in the throne. Just like Hamlet‚ we are somewhat uncertain as to whether or not Claudius has killed the King
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The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight‚[4] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park in India) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene‚ about 10
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