It wasn't originally inspired by it, but it just happened to go that way. When the production begun, they had no idea what the story would be about as the movie was about lions, and the story developed from scratch. The production team started to notice it has Hamlet-like story elements when they agreed to make Scar, who was originally a rogue lion who kills Mufasa like in the final film, Simba's uncle and decided to have more of them there. This information is from The Lion King Platinum Edition DVD release's Disc 2 bonus feature, Story Origins.
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The Lion King
It is largely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The outsider archetype in The Lion King is mostly likely Scar as his character are archetypes of King Claudius in Hamlet and the title character in Richard III.
Disney based the Lion King loosely around the plot of Hamlet- missing some vital plot points nevertheless.
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The Lion King
The Lion King
It is largely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
That's easy The Lion King was influenced by Hamlet by William Shakespeare!
no its based of Shakespeare's hamlet, and an African Tale
The outsider archetype in The Lion King is mostly likely Scar as his character are archetypes of King Claudius in Hamlet and the title character in Richard III.
I can tell you that the Lion King is based off of Hamlet.
Disney based the Lion King loosely around the plot of Hamlet- missing some vital plot points nevertheless.
No, "The Lion King" is not based on "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis. "The Lion King" is a Disney animated film that was inspired by the Shakespearean play "Hamlet" and African folklore.
Yes. Simba (Hamlet) is the son of Mufasa (King Hamlet,) who was killed by his brother, Scar (Claudius) Simba, in the end, gets rid of scar and becomes king (in the play, Hamlet killed his uncle, and also died himself. (The Lion King is a Disney movie, and that would be a horrible ending for a Disney movie).A list of Lion King-Hamlet character allusions: Sarabi (Gertrude), Timon & Pumbaa (Rosencrantz and Guilderstern), and Nala (Ophelia). Zazu is possibly representative of Polonius, and the hyenas could be Laertes though it is here that the Shakespeare allusions become more ambiguous.
Rafiki from "The Lion King" represents the character of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, in terms of wisdom and guidance. While Rafiki is not a direct parallel to any character in "Hamlet," he embodies the role of a mentor, much like the ghost of King Hamlet who urges Prince Hamlet to seek revenge and fulfill his destiny. Rafiki's spiritual insight helps Simba navigate his challenges, akin to how King Hamlet's spirit influences Hamlet's journey.