Similarities Between Hamlet And Lion King

If the witches did not instruct that Macbeth will be the king, then there would not be any intentions in Macbeth’s head. Lady Macbeth is helping her husband, Macbeth, to reach his objective with all of her possibilities. When Duncan does not call Macbeth the next king, Macbeth gets inspired of the witches words and Macbeth establish that

“The Young Man who was carried off by a Lion” is narrated by an omniscient narrator, the reason for saying this is that it could come across as being written in the third person but it has that extra information. That being, it is not just someone looking at what is happening but the narrator is this story knows the thoughts and emotions of both the man and the lion. For example, the feeling of the man, “He felt the need to lie down” (Bleek & Lloyd, 2016:8) and where the lion caught movement from the young man, “Why had the man’s head moved?” The imagery of the story is quite explicit and vivid, for example, “You must give the lion a child, so that it will go away from us.” (Bleek & Lloyd, 2016:10) This is due to the discourse with storytelling and due to their beliefs, that indigenous people were more barbaric. (lecture 6, slide

In a way, Shakespeare is implying that when women are allowed to make their own decisions and do what they want, it never results in anything beneficial. Gertrude chose her new king and in the process contributed immensely to the downfall of her son, Hamlet. On the other hand, Ophelia, Hamlet’s lover, is the perfect model for a young lady in those days. When her father advises her to steer clear of Hamlet, she immediately obeys him. She does what she is told, not questioning why, but accepting that that is the way that things are to be.

He is much less emotional than Hamlet and Laertes, as he is logical in his action. Both Hamlet and Fortinbras plan to avenge their father’s death from the start of the story ( Lynch 2). They both feel cheated of the crown after their father’s unrightful passing and that their uncles stripped them of their title. Hamlet is a soldier with no real power and seems to be okay with it; he doesn 't want to fight. Yet, Fortinbras is a soldier that takes it into his own hand to have power and loves to fight.

He is exerting his paternal control by demanding Juliet marry Paris, threatening to never acknowledge again if she does not obey him. By reason of his ability to turn any situation around, he is partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. “Alone, in company, still my care hath been; To have her matched. And having now provided; a gentleman of noble parentage” (Shakespeare 3.5.178-180). Lord Capulet fails in the sense that he rushes Juliet into a marriage solely because he is of noble upbringing- “Of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained” (Shakespeare 3.5.181).

Hamlet’s Claudius and Macbeth Shakespeare’s both characters Claudius and Macbeth that don’t just carry the easiness of being evil, but as well as they’re rare. In Hamlet, Claudius is an ambitious king with no valid reason to be on the throne. While on the other hand in Macbeth, Macbeth is a devious general who through ambition, steals the throne. Both characters Macbeth and Claudius of “Hamlet” were the guilt of their murders, both became kings by killing their relatives and together were extremely ambitious. According to Claudius, throughout the play Hamlet, he is an unusual two-sided character.

He could have told Romeo’s parents that Romeo was in love or even married to Juliet. Instead, he waited for them to figure it out for themselves. He could have told Juliet’s parents that she was actually alive when they were burying her. “Your part in her you could not keep from death, But heaven keeps his part in eternal life.” (Shakespeare 4.5.75-76). He just flat out lied to her parents.

I would have thrown away all other considerations and made her my wife.” (2.3.140-143.) This is important because Don Pedro remains single throughout the duration of the play. Romantic relationships should not make a person weak. Relationships should enhance people’s personalities and Shakespeare shows the struggles of love through a variety of different male

However, Hermia chooses to betray her father. Hermia goes against her father's wishes and chooses to be with Lysander. Eventually the king decides that Hermia and Lysnader can be together and Egeus accepts the king's decision. Shakespeare uses Hermia's character to display a strong headed women who will stand up for her

The most evil character in the Disney farytails, Scar, from “The Lion King”, is a jealous lion who wants everything that his brother has. He wants to be the King of all the animals, but he is only the brother of the King. His tragic flaw, ambition, makes him do anything to get what he wants. To complete his ambition to be king, Scar kills his brother, and almost kills his nephew. He does not know though that his nephew, Simba, is alive and will challenge his ambition later.