Loyalty In Hamlet

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The theme of loyalty, betrayal and revenge are commonly explored throughout ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Hamlet’. Betrayal is shown when Scar murders his own brother, Mufasa, to take his crown as king. Claudius also does this, therefore taking King Hamlet’s life to overthrow King Hamlet, this leads to Hamlet and Simba seeking revenge on their uncles. Scar doesn’t only betray his family, he betrays his only friends, the hyenas, when he tells Simba, “It was their fault - it was their idea”, the hyenas overhear, feeling betrayed and upset, they murdered Scar as revenge. Guildenstern and Rosencrantz betray Hamlet when they work with King Claudius and spy on him for the king’s benefit. Loyalty is demonstrated when Timon and Pumbaa are side-by-side when

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