There were many similarities between Hamlet and The Lion King. The main characters are princes with evil uncles wanting to rule the kingdom, their fathers were murdered, there’s a love interest and many more. Some differences between Hamlet and The Lion King are that Simba’s mother never remarries like Gertrude does, Simba believes he is responsible for his father’s death, and the uncle is not killed by the rightful king in The Lion King.
One thing that surprised me is that The Lion King is based off of Hamlet. After reading Hamlet and then watching The Lion King you see the similarities between the two. Although Hamlet is dark and depressing as in The Lion King is a better version made for kid viewers. I never realized the plot of The Lion King was based on a Shakespeare story.
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