lion king was based off of the shakespeare play king lear.
lion king was based off of the shakespeare play king lear.
what shakespeare play is lion king based off of?
king lear
"the lion king" was first conceived in 1988. the film was eventually pitched to disney executives, one of whom was among the first to observe similarities between author thomas m. disch's treatment and william shakespeare's play "hamlet". although first citing these similarities as initially unintentional, director rob minkoff always felt it was essential "to anchor [the film] with something familiar". as directors, minkoff and roger allers aspired to create "an animal picture based in a more natural setting," describing the film as "more true-life adventure than mythical epic." although not the first disney film to have been inspired by shakespeare's work, "the lion king "remains the studio's most prominent example due to close parallels between its characters and "hamlet", while both stories revolve around main characters who struggle to come to terms with the reality that they must confront their treacherous uncles and avenge their fathers' deaths. scar is based on king claudius. according to "slate", while claudius is mostly "a second-rate schemer ... consumed by anxiety and guilt," scar very much "delight[s] in his monstrosity;" both characters are motivated by jealousy. meanwhile, "the week "observed that although both characters ultimately die, claudius is killed by protagonist hamlet while scar dies "at the hand of his former hyena minions, and not simba himself." additionally, the character shares similarities with iago from shakespeare's play "othello"; both antagonists are skilled in exploiting their victims' fears.
scar (the lion king)
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the lion king is a 1994 animated disney film.









































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bullet::::- "the lion king" (franchise), a media franchise that originated with the film "the lion king"









































bullet::::- "the lion king" (1994 soundtrack)









































bullet::::- "the lion king" (2019 soundtrack)









































bullet::::- "", a 1998 direct-to-video sequel









































bullet::::- "the lion king 1½", also known as "the lion king 3: hakuna matata", a 2004 direct-to-video sequel









































bullet::::- "the lion king" (musical), a 1997 musical play









































bullet::::- "the lion king" (video game), a 1994 video game









































bullet::::- "", a 2000 video game
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