Hamlet or the Epic of Son-Jara - The Biggest Influence on The Lion King

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Simba, the main character in The Lion King, embodies Hamlet. Simba and Hamlet are the countersign of kings and both are the just heirs to the throne. By pairing the play Hamlet with the Disney movie, The Lion King, students discover that both Hamlet and Simba represent the mythical archetype of exiled child whose role is to sophisticate world order and who has a larger-than-life task. Students also realize that they to a fault are unique individuals on epical journeys.(Gavin 55) Hamlet and Simba, when he was a lion cub, were banished from their homes. Simba exiled himself because he believed that he killed his confess father but, it was in fact his uncle scar that killed him. Hamlet, on the under hand, was sent off to college by his uncle Claudius. Claudius became the king of Denmark after death of Hamlets father. Claudius believed that Hamlet played a ha... .... Dir. Roger Allers. Walt Disney Pictures, 1994. Flim.Simon, Peter Ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Shorter secon d edition, Vol.I. brisk York W.W. Norton + Company, 2009Nobumitsu .The Epic of Son-Jara. Simon 1552-1587William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Simon 1782-1872Gavin, Rosemarie. The Lion King and Hamlet A Homecoming for the Exiled Child. The incline Journal 3rd ser. 85 (1996) 55-57. Print.Paterno, Domenica R. The True Lion King of Africa The Epic History of Sundiata, King of grey-haired Mali. Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English. Orlando. 16-21 Nov. 1994. Speech.Q&A WITH THE DIRECTORS OF DISNEYS THE lion KING interview by Victor Medina. Q&A WITH THE DIRECTORS OF DISNEYS THE LION KING Web. 3 Apr. 2012. Hamlet or the Epic of Son-Jara - The Biggest Influence on The Lion KingThe Lion King is Disneys most successful movie to date. Many believe that the Lion King is Disneys only original movie the only movie not previously a fairy tale from one country or another. In fact, The Lion King is in on based on Shakespeares Hamlet. Disney writers conceal the bas ic character archetypes and simplified storyline in a childrens tale of cute lions in Africa. On the other hand William Shakespeares Hamlet was based on the Epic of Son-Jara or Sundiata. This lead to the debate is the Lion King based on Shakespeares Hamlet or the West African story, the Epic of Son-Jara. Simba, Hamlet, and Son-Jara are all heroes in their own story. All of them must take on a villain that knew very well, but who does Simbas journey resemble the most Does Simba represent Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, or Son-Jara, the lion king.The characters in The Lion King closely resemble the characters in Hamlet. Simba, the main character in The Lion King, embodies Hamlet. Simba and Hamlet are the son of kings and both are the rightful heirs to the throne. By pairing the play Hamlet with the Disney movie, The Lion King, students discover that both Hamlet and Simba represent the mythical archetype of exiled child whose role is to restore world order and who has a heroic task. St udents also realize that they too are unique individuals on heroic journeys.(Gavin 55) Hamlet and Simba, when he was a lion cub, were banished from their homes. Simba exiled himself because he believed that he killed his own father but, it was in fact his uncle scar that killed him. Hamlet, on the under hand, was sent off to college by his uncle Claudius. Claudius became the king of Denmark after death of Hamlets father. Claudius believed that Hamlet played a ha... .... Dir. Roger Allers. Walt Disney Pictures, 1994. Flim.Simon, Peter Ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Shorter second edition, Vol.I.New York W.W. Norton + Company, 2009Nobumitsu .The Epic of Son-Jara. Simon 1552-1587William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Simon 1782-1872Gavin, Rosemarie. The Lion King and Hamlet A Homecoming for the Exiled Child. The English Journal 3rd ser. 85 (1996) 55-57. Print.Paterno, Domenica R. The True Lion King of Africa The Epic History of Sundiata, King of Old Mali. Annual Meeting of the N ational Council of Teachers of English. Orlando. 16-21 Nov. 1994. Speech.Q&A WITH THE DIRECTORS OF DISNEYS THE LION KING Interview by Victor Medina. Q&A WITH THE DIRECTORS OF DISNEYS THE LION KING Web. 3 Apr. 2012.