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Hamlet And Hamlet Comparison Essay

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William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet adapts to many different literary works of the present day. These works include, most notably, “The Lion King” a Disney movie adaptation. The movie shares common similarities in the characters, themes, and conflict, but aside from the similarities the Disney adaptation displays scenes and moments not connected to the movie. The main protagonist, Hamlet is shown in the movie adaptation as Simba, the heir to the lion pride from Mufasa, his father. Simba and Hamlet both lose their fathers that have been killed by their uncles. The traumatic events of their father's passing and his mother's remarriage spiral the characters into running away, away from their responsibilities. This feeling of sadness and burden …show more content…

The newly formed friendships open Hamlet and Simba to a less depressive state to be empowered to regain their kingdoms which their uncles have stolen. The theme of the struggle for power is shown thereon, with revenge connecting directly from that. Revenge is discussed by the talks of the ghosts of their dead fathers. Simba shows his true position in the kingdom by killing Scar by throwing him off an edge of a cliff showing a direct parallel to the killing of his father, Mufasa. Similarly in Hamlet, Hamlet kills Claudius with poison which Claudius performed by pouring poison into his brother's ear. Conflict is present in the majority of the stories either externally or internally, from Hamlet’s mental struggles to the power of the new king, many problems become surface. A problem that is defined in Hamlet is Ophelia's love dilemma. Ophelia is left in burden over Hamlet, knowing of her brother's and father's disapproval. Ophelia's conflict is not present in “The Lion King” which shows a difference between the stories. The ultimate conflict Hamlet faces is whether he should kill his uncle mirrored Simba's

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