Essay on the revenge tragedy present in both The Lion King and Hamlet - similarities and differences

Hamlet and The Lion King: Shakespearean Influences on Modern Entertainment
There is no doubt that today's entertainment has lost most of its touch with the more classical influences of its predecessors. However, in mid-1994, Walt Disney Pictures released what could arguably be the best-animated feature of all time in The Lion King. With a moral base unlike most of the movies released at the time, TLK placed a children's facade on a very serious story of responsibility and revenge. However, this theme is one of the oldest in history, and it is not the least apparent in one of the oldest wor…