The three biggest parallels of the stories are the presence of death images and symbolism, the actions of the secondary characters, and the development of the tragic hero. There are many differences between the stories involving characters, and detailed plot points, but the main storylines are essentially the same. Death is a reoccurring theme that can be found in both Hamlet and the Lion king. Scar and Claudius believe themselves to be stronger mentally than their brothers, and so they believe they would make better kings thus killing their brothers. In the Lion King, Scar kills his brother Mufasa by throwing him into a wild stampede.
The dead king’s sons (Simba and Hamlet), the protagonists, despise the kings and do not really know what they had to do with their father’s death. With the boosting help of an outside force they take up the courage to confront and successfully vow their father’s revenge. The ghost motive plays a key role in both stories, when the spiritual form of the protogonist’s dead fathers appear, but there are differences. In Hamlet, Hamlet’s father reveals that it was Claudius who killed him. In The Lion King, Mufasa convinces Simba to reclaim the kingdom.
They are both the rightful heir to the thrown being son of the king. Unfortunately, each prince have a wicked uncle who longed for the throne. To gain the thrown, Claudius poisoned Hamlet Sr. and then marries hamlets mother Gertrude. Likewise, Scar throws Mufasa to his death to become leader of the pack, hence “marrying” Simba's mother Sarobi. At the same time, Hamlet Jr. is absent
Murtagh was a son of one of the Dragon Riders who turned evil with King Galbatorix. This made them half-brothers. The apprentices of the antagonist were both family members of some sort. When Eragon turns to face the King he is only able to defeat him because of the help from Murtagh. He turned his brother to the good side like Luke Skywalker did in the Star Wars series.
This is apparent through the appearance of his father. The apparition claims that “I am thy [Hamlet’s] father’s spirit” (I.v.14). This shows that the king’s physical body is dead but not his soul. But the king admits that he had done some bad things in his life therefore he is “doomed for a certain term to walk the night” (I.v.15). As hamlet figures it out that the husband of his mother is a murderer—Uncle Claudius—he realizes that his mother is at fault.
Hamlet commentary In William Shakespeare play Hamlet the reader or audience comes upon a soliloquy from the character of the King, also known as Claudius. In the soliloquy Claudius speaks about how he murdered his brother the former king. This is the first time that Claudius openly admits to killing his brother. Shakespeare use a few different literary devices in this passage but one of the most prominent is the use of biblical allusions and motif. To reveal the reason for Claudius murdering King Hamlet .
In The Lion King the theme of revenge is shown through the actions of Simba who returns to defeat Scar and avenge his father’s death by taking revenge on Scar. The theme of revenge is also a driving factor of the plot in the film as it initiates Simba's return. Simba is also visited by his father’s ghost who establishes the theme and desire for revenge in Simba, and presents it as a theme in the film. The characters in The Lion King and Hamlet are erringly similar to each other but Hamlet and Simba posses the most similarities. In Hamlet, Hamlet is the protagonist of the story and is unaware of how his
Hamlet and The Lion King When Disney created The Lion King, people argued that it was created in the image of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Both stories are of a young man who is emotionally and physically tormented over the early departure of their fathers. The “uncle” then takes the throne that should have initially gone to the son by which he earned as a birth right. It is documented, but often disputed, that Hamlet was written around the time of 1602; the play because published in 1624. This is many years and decades away from the time The Lion King was released (1994); taken away the fact that one is animated with a herd of African wildlife and the other with humans, they seem to mimic each other in the message within the stories.
Both are the story of a young man who is torn apart by the early demise of his father. An uncle takes over the thrown that should rightly belong to the young prince, and both of the tragic heroes overcome their own flaws and uncertainties to take back their thrones for the benefit of their countries. The similarities between the storylines and the ways they are portrayed, especially on screen, is incredible. The three biggest parallels of the stories are the presence of death images and symbolism, the actions of the secondary characters, and the development of the tragic hero. There are many differences between the stories involving characters, and detailed plot points, but the main storylines are essentially the same.
Why Does Hamlet Delay? For centuries William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet has been under much analysis. In the play, the ghost of Hamlet’s father comes to him saying that he was murdered. Hamlet is surprised to also find out that his uncle Claudius is the murderer of his father. Hamlet’s father tells him that he must get revenge on his uncle for him; he wants Hamlet to kill Claudius.