The Lion King is based on Hamlet! That is so crazy! I just now figured it out. Of course, it is a kid version, where not everyone dies, but the basic principles are there!
1. The Uncle kills the father (Scar kills Mufasa)
2. The son leaves the kingdom (the hyenas chase Simaba out of Pride Rock)
3. The son receives a message from the ghost of his father (Before Simba is visited by Rafiki, those huge clouds roll in, and Simba sees his dad, Mufasa, and Mufasa talks to him)
4. The son goes back to the kingdom, and kills the uncle (Simba goes back to Pride Rock, to save everyone, and the Hyenas kill Scar, and then Simba lives happily ever after with Nala.)
That is so cool! I never knew that The Lion King was based on Hamlet, but now that I actually know what goes on in Hamlet, it makes sense that it would be. I wonder what other disney movies are based on famous pieces of Literature...?
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