Compare And Contrast Lion King And Hamlet

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The movie The Lion King is a good adaptation of the play Hamlet. The first reason is, in both movies, Hamlet and Simba’s father got killed by their uncle because they wanted to become king. Secondly, after their father’s died, Hamlet and Simba both went away. Lastly, Hamlet and Simba's both confronted their uncles about their father’s murder. Continue Reading for more information about why The Lion King by Disney is a good adaptation to Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
First of all, Hamlet and Simba’s father got killed by their uncles. Claudius and Scar killed Hamlet Senior and Mufasa because they wanted to become king. In Hamlet, Claudius killed Hamlet senior by pouring snake poison into his ear while he was sleeping. Hamlet senior suffered

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