Comparing Claudius's Uncle In Hamlet And Scar

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Claudius hamlet's uncle in Hamlet and Scar from The Lion King are the archetype evil uncle because they are both the uncle of the main character, kill the father and are evil. One thing that both of them have in common are that they are the uncle of the main character. Claudius is the uncle of hamlet and scar is the uncle of simba. Both of these characters were not the first born so they were not given the crown and turned evil. Another thing in common was that they both killed the main character's father and then became king. Claudius killed king Hamlet and took the throne and scar killed mufasa. This is a key charistic of evil uncles. Though they are similar Scar was updated from Claudius to make him kid friendly by not having Scar

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