Multiple choice general knowledge

The story of The Lion King is strongly influenced by which Shakespearean play?

  1. Romeo & Juliet

  2. Hamlet

  3. Othello

  4. Julius Caesar
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Disney's The Lion King draws heavily from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Key parallels include: Simba parallels Hamlet (both princes whose fathers were murdered by their uncles), Scar parallels Claudius (the usurping uncle), and Mufasa parallels King Hamlet (the murdered father whose ghost appears.

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