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To what extent do you agree with the claim that the Disney movie "The Lion King" was based on Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Hamlet", in terms of themes and significant ideas?

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Question added by Dina Khatib , Brand and Communications Manager , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2016/02/09
Rasha Maarabouni
by Rasha Maarabouni , Executive Registrar , Lebanese International University

I don't know if it was based on hamlet but we can notice the followings:1. Both families are royal2. The uncle characters are similar3. Both of their fathers die4. Both of their fathers reappear as ghosts5. Both princes are sent away6. Both princes end up fighting their uncles7. Both princes must overcome a moral struggle

Thank you for the invitation I do not know, and I do not have the background for it

Yahia mohamed  Amen Gad
by Yahia mohamed Amen Gad , إدارة - مدرب - , سنابل الأجيال للتعليم والتدريب

Not quite what is being said that the Lion King are the same ideas Hamlet

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks dear ,

I am not expert in English literature.

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Followers to take advantage thanks for the invitation

 

 

Mohammed Borham
by Mohammed Borham , Senior Procurement Engineer , Saudi Bin Laden Group

unfortunately I didn't read that novel yet. 

Yaqoub Alomar
by Yaqoub Alomar , Civil Engineer , Al-Zubeir municipality

Thank you mis.Dina

I wouldn't go so far as to say The Lion King really "based on" Hamlet, as many have said. It doesn't struggle with the same themes, or have the same impact. Rather, it's putting together a lot of fairly universal story elements, as every story does, but not taking all of them, nor taking them solely from that play. It's certainly more than coincidence, but it's not any closer to a retelling of Hamlet than it is to Strange Brew

مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I agree with experts answers, thanks for the invitation. ...

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

Thanks for the invitation friend. I'm really sorry to say that I don't have knowledge to answer this question as I have not read it. Thanks.

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I fully agree with the answers been added by EXPERTS................Thanks.

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