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William shakespeare influence to modern literature
William shakespeare influence to modern literature
William shakespeare influence to modern literature
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Shakespeare is known for being a great writer, his play have been rewritten, re-adapted, and turned into films to keep their magic alive. However what many people do not know is that many of Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted into many Disney Films. More precisely “Hamlet” is one of the most used plays. Movies such as “Tarzan," “Aladdin," and “101 Dalmatians” used many scenes in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to inspire scenes in the films. The movie The Lion King by Disney, however, is one of the strongest and more closely related to “Hamlet” than any other Disney film, but how? More importantly what makes this movie more important and the focus of this essay? Disney has used Shakespeare in many of their films; however, they only use specific …show more content…
In once of his many escapades his evil uncle Scar is teaching him how to growl which results in a stampede of wildebeest to come towards him. Mufasa, who is Simba’s father, in an attempt to save him dies by the hands of his older, jealous, brother. Scar pushes Mufasa off the cliff into the stampede. When Simba discovers his dead father he flees, feeling responsible for the death of his father, and Scar becomes the new ‘king’ of the jungle. Simba is raised by two strangers he meets in the desert and after some time passes he discovers that his uncle is the reason his father is dead and that he has taken control of the prairie. After being conflicted by his emotions and meeting an apparition of his father he finally decides to confront his uncle and take back the kingdom. The film ends with scar, the uncle, being eaten alive by his minions and he is the cause of his own demise. Simba restores balance to the ecosystem and all is well, which is a beautiful ending to a Disney film. Not can be the same about “Hamlet” the play. In the play Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his father telling him he needs to avenge his death, which was caused by the betrayal of his brother Clausius. After much inner turmoil, Hamlet finally decides to confront his uncle. Hamlet dies in the process of fighting his uncle. After Hamlet is cut by the poisoned sword and discovers that his evil uncle Claudius is responsible …show more content…
Hamlet’s morals tell him killing his uncle is wrong, and simba feels responsible for the death of his father so he does not want to return home. Another strong theme is revenge and corruption. Both uncles in the stories are blinded by power and go as far as to kill their own family and the only solution both protagonist seem to find is revenge for the murder of their father/parents. One last theme that can be found is justice. Both characters feel the need to take matters into their own hands, which is necessary to a degree, instead of going to higher authorities or seek help from other people instead of acting alone. Hamlet’s notion for revenge nearly drove him insane. Though they do receive some justice in the death of their uncle, Hamlet being the original adult version of the book end with the death of all the royalty family. The Lion King being a movie designed for children ends with the demise of
Scar and Claudius comparably murdered their victims, but their ultimate demise at the end of each story is a backfire of their evil mannerisms throughout the tragedy. Scar’s unremorseful actions toward his brother resembles his death as his final interactions were with Mufasa’s son, Simba, who threw him into the wild pack of hyenas below pride rock.
Although the movie The Lion King is often times viewed as nothing more than a child-based movie, in actuality, it contains a much deeper meaning. It is a movie that not only displays the hardships of maturation, and the perplexities associated with growing, but it is also a movie that deals with the search for one's identity and responsibility. As said by director Julie Taymor, "In addition to being a tale about a boy's personal growth, the `Lion King' dramatizes the ritual of the `Circle of Life'." Throughout The Lion King, Simba must endeavor through the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth to take his place in the circle of life, as king of the pridelands.
Hamlet regains his throne for a few seconds, until the poison sets in and takes his life. The Lion King has a happy ending. Simba returns to his kingdom and finds Scar. He tells Scar that he knows about his father’s death. Scar lies to Simba by telling him that the Hyenas were the ones who killed Mufasa.
Simba was walking too slow In the movie Mufasa, the father of simba, has a son, simba, so his brother, scar, can’t be king. So he has a urge for revenge. In the play a sons, Hamlet, father, Old Hamlet/ghost, dies and the ghost comes and tells him his uncle killed him and he wants revenge. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King are similar because Hamlets dad dies and he finds out the truth and seeks revenge on Claudius. When Simba found out that his dad died and found out that scar actually killed him and are different because -Scar turned his back on the king Claudius didn’t turn his back on the king.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King share some similarities, where the characters presented are closely related. Noticeably, it is obvious that Simba’s character parallels that of Hamlet. Born into royal blood, both prince Hamlet and Simba are introduced into a life of privilege. It is said that Hamlet possesses one of the most complex personalities in literature, mainly due to his erratic behaviour that renders it difficult to draw conclusions. Hamlet’s whit and charms are presented in his eloquent speech and general acquisition with other flat characters in the play that seem to capture his good nature. The clear similarities that Hamlet and Simba contain are the loss of their fathers, by the hand of their uncles. Both grief-stricken and in mourning, Hamlet and Simba seem to be the only two characters truly morning the loss of their king, seen in the lack of appreciation and respect associated to the death of Mufasa and Hamlet (Sr). However, the evident difference arises from what actions Hamlet and Simba take after acquiring the knowledge of their deceased fathers. Ham...
Hamlet, a young prince preparing to become King of Denmark, cannot understand or cope with the catastrophes in his life. After his father dies, Hamlet is filled with confusion. However, when his father's ghost appears, the ghost explains that his brother, Hamlet's Uncle Claudius, murdered him. In awe of the supposed truth, Hamlet decides he must seek revenge and kill his uncle. This becomes his goal and sole purpose in life. However, it is more awkward for Hamlet because his uncle has now become his stepfather. He is in shock by his mother's hurried remarriage and is very confused and hurt by these circumstances. Along with these familial dysfunctions, Hamlet's love life is diminishing. It is an "emotional overload" for Hamlet (Fallon 40). The encounter with the ghost also understandably causes Hamlet great distress. From then on, his behavior is extremely out of context (Fallon 39). In Hamlet's first scene of the play, he does not like his mother's remarriage and even mentions his loss of interest in l...
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most famous work of tragedy. Throughout the play the title character, Hamlet, tends to seek revenge for his father’s death. Shakespeare achieved his work in Hamlet through his brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle with two opposing forces that hunt Hamlet throughout the play: moral integrity and the need to avenge his father’s murder. When Hamlet sets his mind to revenge his fathers’ death, he is faced with many challenges that delay him from committing murder to his uncle Claudius, who killed Hamlets’ father, the former king. During this delay, he harms others with his actions by acting irrationally, threatening Gertrude, his mother, and by killing Polonius which led into the madness and death of Ophelia. Hamlet ends up deceiving everyone around him, and also himself, by putting on a mask of insanity. In spite of the fact that Hamlet attempts to act morally in order to kill his uncle, he delays his revenge of his fathers’ death, harming others by his irritating actions. Despite Hamlets’ decisive character, he comes to a point where he realizes his tragic limits.
Hamlet a well-known Shakespearean Play, filled with violent deaths and tragic heartbreak is filled with timeless ideas of brother betraying brother and the father always guiding their sons. What you may not know is that these ideas have been transformed into the childhood classic ‘The Lion King”. Composers have made multiple choices in the ways to keep the texts similar yet modern and good for young children.
The characters in The Lion King closely parallel Hamlet. Simba, the main character in The Lion King, embodies Hamlet, He is the son of the King and rightful heir to the throne. The King of the Pridelands, Mufasa, parallels Hamlet Senior, who is killed by the uncle figure. In The Lion King, the uncle is Scar, and in Hamlet, the uncle figure is Claudius. Laertes, the henchman and right-hand man of Claudius, becomes, in the movie, the Hyenas, Bansai, Shenzi, and Ed. The Hyenas collectively act as hero-worshippers to Scar, loyal subjects, and fellow doers-in-evil. They support Scar completely, just as Laertes supports Claudius. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the comic reliefs of Hamlet, and in The Lion King, this role is fulfilled by Timon and Pumbaa, who are a meercat and warthog, respectively. Both sets compliment each other, complete each other's sentences, act as caretakers to Hamlet/Simba, and are comical to the point of being farcical. The role of Horatio, Hamlet's right-hand man, is fulfilled in The Lion King by Nala. Nala concentrates on the aspect that Simba is the rightful King and that it is his responsibility to ascend to the throne. She is his best friend and someone whom he trusts. Just as Horatio loyally follows Hamlet, Nala is completely loyal to Simba. Not only are there ties of friendship, but there is also an element of respect and reverence in both friendships. Horatio and Nala both know that they are friends and loyal followers of the rightful king.
In The Lion King , a cub named Simba, whose naiveté procures him more than his fair share of hardships and troubles, plays the role of the young prince whose father is
“To be or not to be that is the question.” Shakespeare Act III. Scene I Line 57) It shows that he is thinking about suicide which does not happen in the movie. So Simba meets his soon to be best friends and they explain to him that he needs to calm down. “Hakuna Matata it means no worries for the rest of your days” Disney. Meaning That if you relax and not worry about everything so much that you will have a better life and be more happy. Meaning that if you relax and not worry about everything so much that you will have a better life and be more happy. The difference between the movie and play is that in the lion king the characters don’t think about
In Hamlet, his uncle killed his father by poison in his sleep. Hamlet's father was sleeping in the orchard when he was killed in his sleep. So when they found old hamlet, it wasn't any blood. They assumed he died from natural causes but later in the movie, old Hamlet's ghost explains to hamlet that Claudius killed him in his sleep with poison and wants hamlet to avenge him. Hamlet already thought his uncle did it, he just wasn't sure(Shakespeare). In Lion King his uncle killed his father by, pushing him off a cliff into a stampede of wildebeest. Scar setup Mufasa's death. He told Simba wait for him in the valley and causes a stampede. Then he tells Mufasa it's a stampede and Simba is in the middle of it. So, when Mufasa saves Simba and tries to get out of the stampede Scar pushes him back in it. Mufasa is trampled to his death, Scar tells Simba it's his fault, and tells him to run away(Lion King).
The Lion King and Hamlet have a storyline that is similar in many different ways. For example, Scar and Claudius are similar through the way that they betrayed and killed their own brother in order in order to become King. In The Lion King, Simba is visited by his father’s ghost, just as Hamlet is in the tragedy known as Hamlet. In the story of Hamlet, Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, but can not be with her due to the circumstances, like Nala and Simba in The Lion King. Although these stories contain many similarities, there are several differences shown through relationships and circumstances of the characters. The stories represent a time of death, disease, and decay. Both The Lion King and Hamlet contain characters that
Hamlet and The Lion King can be compared and contrasted in many ways. For example, the characters in both reflect the lives of each other, both have the death of two fathers, and both have the betrayal of family which make these similar stories. Hamlet is written in a more difficult style of writing than The Lion King which makes it difficult to understand by the modern reader at times. However, The Lion King portrays themes of betrayal in a way that students and even children may understand.
We have all grown up watching Disney animated films and for most of us, it was the most memorable part of our childhood. What we didn’t and don’t realize till this moment is that almost all the disney animated movie portray stereotypes such as racism, gender stereotypes and the. Through its atrocious stereotypes, Disney animated films such as Lion King, Snow White and The Little Mermaid suggests that women are less in power than a man, skin color plays an important role in determining the character of a person and transformation a princess goes through, in order to get the “prince” of her dreams.